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Santa Ana water jar

A three-color Santa Ana polychrome water jar featuring white slip with black and red painted decoration.
A three-color Santa Ana polychrome water jar with black and red painted decoration.
A Santa Ana jar featuring wavering vertical black bands and triangles.
A Santa Ana jar with prominent eight-point star-like motifs.
A three-color Santa Ana polychrome water jar featuring white slip with black and red painted decoration.
A three-color Santa Ana polychrome water jar with black and red painted decoration.
A Santa Ana jar featuring wavering vertical black bands and triangles.
A Santa Ana jar with prominent eight-point star-like motifs.
Artist

Unknown Artist

Date

c. 1780-1800

Medium

Ceramic

Object Type

Pottery

Dimensions

9 1/2 x 11 in. (24.1 x 27.9 cm)

Collecting Area

Native American Pottery

Credit Line

The Vilcek Foundation

Accession Number

VF2018.02.01

Copyright

© The Vilcek Foundation

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A three-color Santa Ana polychrome water jar featuring white slip with black and red painted decoration.
A three-color Santa Ana polychrome water jar with black and red painted decoration.
A Santa Ana jar featuring wavering vertical black bands and triangles.
A Santa Ana jar with prominent eight-point star-like motifs.
A three-color Santa Ana polychrome water jar featuring white slip with black and red painted decoration.
A three-color Santa Ana polychrome water jar with black and red painted decoration.
A Santa Ana jar featuring wavering vertical black bands and triangles.
A Santa Ana jar with prominent eight-point star-like motifs.

About the Object

This three-color Santa Ana polychrome water jar features white slip with black and red painted decoration. The bulbous form of this Santa Ana polychrome water jar begins with an outward flaring red rim and double black framing lines. The all-over design of this vessel consists wavering vertical black bands and triangles. Alongside are prominent eight-point star-like motifs. Beneath are additional framing lines and black fire clouds.

 

Additional Information

The Pueblo of Santa Ana, also known as Tamaya, is located in north central New Mexico alongside the Rio Grande River. For the Pueblo residents, their home alongside the river and views of the Sandia Mountains connects them to their ancestors. Their water source ties into their traditions of dances, pottery, and the active cultivation of their land.

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

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