Reanalysis of the Japanese Gulch Village Collection: Japanese Ceramics Recovered from a Pacific Northwest Issei Community
Author(s): Renae J. Campbell
Year: 2018
Summary
Japanese Gulch Village, located on the Mukilteo Lumber Company complex in Washington State, was home to a community of Issei millworkers and their families between 1903 and 1930. Excavations conducted in the vicinity of this village in 2007 recovered a large archaeological collection that included at least 100 Japanese-manufactured ceramic vessels. This paper presents a reanalysis of a selection of these vessels using an expanded typology specific to historical Japanese table- and sake wares. Reanalysis identified further forms and decoration within the collection, several of which could be linked to distinctive stylistic movements and production centers in the Meiji- and Taishō-era ceramics industry. This case study serves to highlight the information that can be gleaned from reexamining existing collections and from standardizing Japanese ceramic terminology as the field of Japanese Diaspora Archaeology continues to grow.
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Reanalysis of the Japanese Gulch Village Collection: Japanese Ceramics Recovered from a Pacific Northwest Issei Community. Renae J. Campbell. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441274)
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Keywords
General
Ceramics
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Japanese
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Sawmill
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
Early 20th Century
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 905