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Home > Art > Powhogeh storage jar

Powhogeh storage jar

Artist

Unknown Artist

Date

c. 1820

Medium

Ceramic

Object Type

Pottery

Dimensions

16 x 16 in. (40.6 x 40.6 cm)

Collecting Area

Native American Pottery

Credit Line

The Vilcek Foundation

Accession Number

VF2018.02.03

Copyright

© The Vilcek Foundation

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Currently on loan

Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery is on view at the Saint Louis Art Museum from March 21-September 14, 2025.

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About the Object

This three-color Powhogeh polychrome storage jar features white slip with black and red painted decoration. The oval-like shape of this grandiose storage jar opens with a small and chipped rim. Below the red rim are two framing lines that can also be found on the shoulder and base of the jar. The surface decoration contains a variety of motifs illustrated in black. Some designs include wavering lines, multiple leaf-like formations, and patterns of triangles.

 

Additional Information

Powhogeh pottery was named after the traditional land of Powhogeh Owingeh (“Where the Water Cuts Through”), also commonly known as the Pueblo of San Ildefonso. Powhogeh jars such as this were domestically utilized as storage jars for food and kept inside Pueblo homes. These types of jars were the least likely to break because of their thick base walls and molded flat bases, which may speak to why they exist today.

Unknown Artist;
Larry Frank Collection, Arroyo Hondo, NM;
[Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, NM];

Santa Fe, NM. Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery (July 30, 2022-May 29, 2023); New York, NY. Vilcek Foundation and Metropolitan Museum of Art (July 13, 2023-June 4, 2024); Houston, TX. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (October 20, 2024-January 12, 2025); St. Louis, MO. Saint Louis Art Museum (March 21-September 14, 2025).

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