 Said Beam of the time "It was in the southwest years later with Ann and Anong, who was a baby, that I saw my first Mimbres bowl, or rather a cupboard full of Mimbres bowls in a gallery on the square in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico.Some were completely intact, some had been restored, but all shared a bold adventurous design.When I discovered they were done 1,000 years ago, I was completely surprised."