About the Object

This three-color Cochiti Kiua storage jar features white slip with black and red painted decoration. Much of the exterior surface of the jar is undecorated, with a few isolated motifs. The neckband consists of a zigzagging pattern of triangles and within the body band are two designs that include a double spiral motif and a single circle with a four-leaf-like plant inside.

Additional Information

The Pueblo of Cochiti, better known as Ko-Tyit, is an aboriginal homeland located in north central New Mexico. As a traditional nation, the Pueblo people maintain their way of life and continue to preserve their identity through the practice of their beliefs, cultivation of land, and inventive artistic expressions such as pottery.