THE SPIRIT BREAK, KILL HOLES AND RIM MUTILATION FOUND ON PREHISTORIC POTTERY OF SOUTHWEST AND MORE..
Channel: James Cunkle
Date: 2021-01-01

This video presents prehistoric examples of the spirit break painted on the Pueblo pottery of the Southwest.  Also presented are examples of rim kills and  total deliberate vessel breakage.  Beyond the Spirit break, there are T shaped doorways and transcendence and emergence symbolism presented discovered on carved stone kiva representations and odd stone slabs and jewelry inlays. 

By way of introduction; my name is James Cunkle. I have studied the pottery types from the Southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico for several decades and I have authored several books on the subject including; Talking Pots, Treasures of Time, Stone Magic of the Ancients, Mimbres Mythology and several others. I hope you find the videos informative. I will be presenting several different pottery types that were produced in the prehistoric Southwest, showing how they are connected in time and place. There will be discussions showing several pottery forms and styles with a special focus on the icons and symbols painted on the vessels and the stories these symbols tell.

My books are available through Traveler's Press in Phoenix, Arizona or on line, just search by title or email me at cunkle@hotmail.com and I will sign and send you a copy.