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TYPE: Gila Red

DATE: AD 475 to 1450 (see comments)

COMMON FORMS: Bowls and jars.

MICACEOUS TEMPER: Often heavy. Can be large schist flakes, or finely divided crushed mica flakes. In some areas Gila Red was made with little or no mica.

COMMON COLORS: Red (Slipped) usually with lots of mica showing thru.

KEY DIFFERENCES: Gila Red often has lots of mica showing on the surfaces (vessels from the classic period without lots lots of mica will usually have obvious polishing striations) and is slipped red on exteriors of jars and both interiors and exteriors of bowls. Rincon Red of the Sedentary Period, is usually slipped red on interiors and exteriors of jars and bowls. Salt and Sells Redwares (two Classic Period Redwares), usually do not have much mica and is extremely fine if showing. Salt Red is usually more highly polished compared to Gila and Sells Red and does not have obvious polishing striations. Sells Red has a defined polishing pattern compared to most other redwares. Gila Red can have polishing patterns as well, but rarely in the same pattern as Sells Red.

VARIETIES:

Highly Micaceous

Sparsely Micaceous

"Onion Skin" (Verticle polishing striations)

Patterned Polished (Polishing striations done in different directions at different places on the vessel)

COMMENTS: Gila Red is known as a Classic Period Redware and indeed most of the Gila Red was produced during this period. However, sherds matching the description of Gila Red, have (personally) been excavated from Rillito and Rincon Phase house floors near Tucson. Redware has also been reported in the Snaketown and Rillito Phases at the Hodges Site ( Kelly,1978 :67). There is also a Sweetwater Phase Gila Red sherd featured in this guide. Heidke mentions that a small percentage of Tortolita pottery "regardless of ware" was made with micaceous temper (Wallace; 2003,148&181).

Vahki Red ( Gladwin, 1965 ;204-205) unless grooved, is practically impossible to segregate from many Gila Red examples.

It would seem that Gila Red (in small amounts) was produced at least from Pioneer through Classic Period Phases as was Gila Plain . See article: Gila Plain Gila Red, Older Than We Think?

This page last revised: 07/06/2011

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	TYPE: Gila Red DATE: AD 475 to 1450 (see comments) COMMON FORMS: Bowls and jars. MICACEOUS TEMPER: Often heavy. Can be large schist flakes, or finely divided crushed mica flakes. In some areas Gila Red was made with little or no mica. COMMON COLORS: Red (Slipped) usually with lots of mica showing thru. KEY DIFFERENCES: Gila Red often has lots of mica showing on the surfaces (vessels from the classic period without lots lots of mica will usually have obvious polishing striations) and is slipped red on exteriors of jars and both interiors and exteriors of bowls. Rincon Red of the Sedentary Period, is usually slipped red on interiors and exteriors of jars and bowls. Salt and Sells Redwares (two Classic Period Redwares), usually do not have much mica and is extremely fine if showing. Salt Red is usually more highly polished compared to Gila and Sells Red and does not have obvious polishing striations. Sells Red has a defined polishing pattern compared to most other redwares. Gila Red can have polishing patterns as well, but rarely in the same pattern as Sells Red. VARIETIES: Highly Micaceous Sparsely Micaceous "Onion Skin" (Verticle polishing striations) Patterned Polished (Polishing striations done in different directions at different places on the vessel) COMMENTS: Gila Red is known as a Classic Period Redware and indeed most of the Gila Red was produced during this period. However, sherds matching the description of Gila Red, have (personally) been excavated from Rillito and Rincon Phase house floors near Tucson. Redware has also been reported in the Snaketown and Rillito Phases at the Hodges Site ( Kelly,1978 :67). There is also a Sweetwater Phase Gila Red sherd featured in this guide. Heidke mentions that a small percentage of Tortolita pottery "regardless of ware" was made with micaceous temper (Wallace; 2003,148&181). Vahki Red ( Gladwin, 1965 ;204-205) unless grooved, is practically impossible to segregate from many Gila Red examples. It would seem that Gila Red (in small amounts) was produced at least from Pioneer through Classic Period Phases as was Gila Plain . See article: Gila Plain Gila Red, Older Than We Think? This page last revised: 07/06/2011 Copyright: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 All Rights Reserved. We welcome your linking to our site, however all documents, webpages, photographs and images are the property of www.rarepottery.info. Written permission is required to copy, download or use any text, photographs or image files. Contact: rarepotteryinfo@aol.com