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Zuni k’yabokya de’ele (water jar)

A Zuni jar with decorative designs.
A Zuni jar with decorative designs in red and black.
A Zuni jar with designs of animals.
A Zuni jar with red and black design.
A Zuni jar with decorative designs.
A Zuni jar with decorative designs in red and black.
A Zuni jar with designs of animals.
A Zuni jar with red and black design.
Artist

Unknown Artist

Date

c. 1875

Medium

Ceramic

Object Type

Pottery

Dimensions

10 7/8 x 15 ¼ in. (27.6 x 38.7 cm)

Collecting Area

Native American Pottery

Credit Line

The Vilcek Foundation

Accession Number

VF2017.05.01

Copyright

© The Vilcek Foundation

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Currently on loan

Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery is on view at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture from July 31, 2022 to May 29, 2023. The exhibition will open at the Vilcek Foundation on July 13, 2023.

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A Zuni jar with decorative designs.
A Zuni jar with decorative designs in red and black.
A Zuni jar with designs of animals.
A Zuni jar with red and black design.
A Zuni jar with decorative designs.
A Zuni jar with decorative designs in red and black.
A Zuni jar with designs of animals.
A Zuni jar with red and black design.

About the Object

This three-color Zuni polychrome olla (water jar) features white slip with black and red painted decoration. This vessel includes three classic motifs from the village, all present on the neck and body of the jar. Above the double framing lines on the shoulder are hachured strips with vertical and slanting rain lines. The layout of the body consists of two black and red eight-petal rosettes opposite each other. In between the flowers are deer in the feather house design with a horizontal band of water birds.

 

Additional Information

The Pueblo of Zuni is an Indigenous homeland located in northwestern New Mexico. The A:shiwi (Zuni people) continue to observe their religious and cultural traditions, which are tied to their sacred homeland and the surrounding landscape. One expression of their cultural preservation is their art production of jewelry, paintings, and pottery.

The Artist;
Private Collection, Alcalde, NM;
[The Owings Gallery, Santa Fe, NM];

Santa Fe. Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery (July 30, 2022-May 29, 2023); New York. Vilcek Foundation and Metropolitan Museum of Art (July 13, 2023-June 2, 2024); Houston. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (October 27, 2024-January 19, 2025); St. Louis. St. Louis Art Museum (March 9-June 1, 2025).

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