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Zia water jar

A three-color Zia polychrome water jar featuring orange-tan slip with black and red painted decoration.
A Zia water jar with a black deer that is grazing among red flowers and leaves.
A Zia water jar with a black deer and fire clouds.
A three-color Zia polychrome water jar featuring orange-tan slip with black and red painted decoration.
A Zia water jar with a black deer that is grazing among red flowers and leaves.
A Zia water jar with a black deer and fire clouds.
Artist

Unknown Artist

Date

c. 1890

Medium

Ceramic

Object Type

Pottery

Dimensions

13 x 13 in. (33 x 33 cm)

Collecting Area

Native American Pottery

Credit Line

The Vilcek Foundation

Accession Number

VF2018.02.05

Copyright

© The Vilcek Foundation

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A three-color Zia polychrome water jar featuring orange-tan slip with black and red painted decoration.
A Zia water jar with a black deer that is grazing among red flowers and leaves.
A Zia water jar with a black deer and fire clouds.
A three-color Zia polychrome water jar featuring orange-tan slip with black and red painted decoration.
A Zia water jar with a black deer that is grazing among red flowers and leaves.
A Zia water jar with a black deer and fire clouds.

About the Object

This three-color Zia polychrome water jar features orange-tan slip with black and red painted decoration. The all-over-designed jar opens at the top with a small mouth, then slowly billows outward in its body and comes to an elegant and narrow close at its base. The focal decoration of this jar is the black deer that is grazing among the red flowers and leaves. Additionally, fire clouds cover the lower portion of the pot.

 

Additional Information

This Zia jar is quite rare as it was uncommon to find Zia Pueblo jars with deer as the prominent design before the late 19th century.

Unknown Artist;
Dennis and Janis Lyon Collection, Paradise Valley, AZ;
Larry Frank Collection, Arroyo Hondo, NM;
[Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, NM];

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