Water Jar
58-14-1
From: New Mexico | Zuni Pueblo
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 58-14-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Zuni |
| Provenience | New Mexico | Zuni Pueblo |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made | 1880-1890 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Clay | Pigment |
| Technique | Zuni Polychrome |
| Iconography | Deer | Rosette |
| Description | Zuni Polychrome ware. Shape more squat than usual. Black-brown and red "deer and rosette" type design on white slip. Neck-band divided into four sections; 2 typical "Zuni deer" separated by 2 diamond motifs with triangular and hook-like elements. Shoulder band contains 2 pairs of Zuni deer each under separate arch. The 2 rosettes have a diameter of c. 16 cm. The 6 red birds in narrow band have black hooks for wings. Lowest band contains 2 deer, each in inverted arch, on both sides of each rosette. Base brown. Dimples bottom. (ID by Frances Eyman.) |
| Height | 23 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 36 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. V. Downing, 1958 |
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