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Zia jar

A Zia jar featuring an orange and red Zia parrot.
A Zia jar with red parrot surrounded by leaves and plants.
A Zia jar with bird, leaves, plants, and triangle forms.
A Zia jar featuring an orange and red Zia parrot.
A Zia jar with red parrot surrounded by leaves and plants.
A Zia jar with bird, leaves, plants, and triangle forms.
Artist

Unknown Artist

Date

c. 1890-1900

Medium

Ceramic

Object Type

Pottery

Dimensions

10 x 12 1/4 in. (25.4 x 31.1 cm)

Collecting Area

Native American Pottery

Credit Line

The Vilcek Foundation

Accession Number

VF2016.01.10

Copyright

© The Vilcek Foundation

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A Zia jar featuring an orange and red Zia parrot.
A Zia jar with red parrot surrounded by leaves and plants.
A Zia jar with bird, leaves, plants, and triangle forms.
A Zia jar featuring an orange and red Zia parrot.
A Zia jar with red parrot surrounded by leaves and plants.
A Zia jar with bird, leaves, plants, and triangle forms.

About the Object

This four-color Zia polychrome pot features white slip with black, red, and orange painted decoration. The thematic design of this jar centers on the orange and red Zia parrot. The pueblo bird stands on the ground surrounded by outward-bursting leaves and plant forms. A connected line of black triangles hangs above the bird to possibly symbolize rain. Present on the lower portion of the neck is a band of rain-filled triangles that swirl at the peak similar to water waves.

 

Additional Information

The Pueblo of Zia, or Tsi-ya, is an Indigenous nation located in north-central New Mexico. The Pueblo community carry on their living culture through the continuation of their traditions, artistic expressions, agriculture, and livestock raising.

Unknown Artist;
Gerald Peters Collection, Santa Fe, NM;
[Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM];

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