Mimbres Classic Mysteries

Reconstructing a Lost Culture Through Its Pottery

Industrial designer Tom Steinbach recreates the remarkable and colorful pottery designs of Mimbres classic culture (AD 1000-1150) in seventy-five digitally produced renderings that uniquely depict evidence of Mimbres life, culture, and the environment. In addition, the author uses the designs to sketch out additional information about this culture, including hypothesizing about the Mimbres view of nature and the artists themselves.