About the Object

This three-color Cochiti polychrome storage jar features white slip with black and red painted decoration. The surface decoration centers on three patterns of design that include plant formations, bird motifs, and large arches. The neck decoration is a band of double triangles connecting at the peak with a row of connected scallops underneath.

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.