KawaikaPolychrome

TYPE: Kawaika Polychrome

AKA: Kawaika-a Polychrome

AKA: Kawaioku Polychrome

DATE: A.D. 1400 to 1625 (Dittert Jr., and Plog, 1980;139)

COMMON DESIGNS: Designs are basically the same as Sityatki Polychrome.

TEMPER: Many painted Jeddito Wares appear not to have any temper added, even under high magnification. Wade and McChesney state: "However, ethnographic accounts of ancient manufacturing techniques collected by Thomas Keam in the 1880s and 1890s suggest that Sikyatki and San Bernardo Polychromes may, in fact, be tempered (Stephen n.d., quoted in Wade and McChesney 1980, pg 96). Nineteeth-century informants indicated that potters low-fired plaques of white clay, then ground them to the consistency of flour. This was added to the unfired white clay paste used to form a vessel. Temper this fine would be hard to detect visually, would produce a stronger pot through its high-quality distribution within the vessel, and would still allow for a smoother polishing and painting surface than either conventional sand or sherd tempering." (Wade and McChesney, 1981;20). Occasionally some painted Jeddito Wares may have large rounded quartz grains visible on the surface and throughout the paste, the same can be said for large red angular fragments, although vessels that show visible temper are somewhat rare.

KEY DIFFERENCES: White paint added to Sityatki or Awatovi Polychrome.

1Y Kawaika-a Polychrome Shards

2N Kawaika-a Polychrome large olla.

3N Kawaika-a Polychrome Large Olla

4N Kawaika-a Polychrome Ladle

Approximate Dimensions: 8 7/8" by 5 3/4" by 3 7/8"

5N Kawaika-a Polychrome Large Olla

This page last revised: 05/09/2011

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	TYPE: Kawaika Polychrome AKA: Kawaika-a Polychrome AKA: Kawaioku Polychrome DATE: A.D. 1400 to 1625 (Dittert Jr., and Plog, 1980;139) COMMON DESIGNS: Designs are basically the same as Sityatki Polychrome. TEMPER: Many painted Jeddito Wares appear not to have any temper added, even under high magnification. Wade and McChesney state: "However, ethnographic accounts of ancient manufacturing techniques collected by Thomas Keam in the 1880s and 1890s suggest that Sikyatki and San Bernardo Polychromes may, in fact, be tempered (Stephen n.d., quoted in Wade and McChesney 1980, pg 96). Nineteeth-century informants indicated that potters low-fired plaques of white clay, then ground them to the consistency of flour. This was added to the unfired white clay paste used to form a vessel. Temper this fine would be hard to detect visually, would produce a stronger pot through its high-quality distribution within the vessel, and would still allow for a smoother polishing and painting surface than either conventional sand or sherd tempering." (Wade and McChesney, 1981;20). Occasionally some painted Jeddito Wares may have large rounded quartz grains visible on the surface and throughout the paste, the same can be said for large red angular fragments, although vessels that show visible temper are somewhat rare. KEY DIFFERENCES: White paint added to Sityatki or Awatovi Polychrome. 1Y Kawaika-a Polychrome Shards 2N Kawaika-a Polychrome large olla. 3N Kawaika-a Polychrome Large Olla 4N Kawaika-a Polychrome Ladle Approximate Dimensions: 8 7/8" by 5 3/4" by 3 7/8" 5N Kawaika-a Polychrome Large Olla This page last revised: 05/09/2011 Copyright: 2005 - 2011 All Rights Reserved. We welcome your linking to our site, however all documents, webpages, photographs and images are the property of the www.rarepottery.info. Permission is required to copy, download or use any text, photographs or image files. Contact: rarepotteryinfo@aol.com