Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.
Jar
Date: c. 1930
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
22.2 × 26.7 cm (8 3/4 × 10 1/2 in.)
Weight: 1.6 kg (3.55 lb.)
Medium: clay | paints
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.1679
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksOctavius Seowtewa during collection review visit Nov. 16 and 17, 2009 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 3”): The frogs on this jar are quite unusual. The geometric designs between the frogs are not conventional representations of any traditional Zuni designs. The small birds above the frogs are meant to represent rainbirds. The jar is rough and unfinished on the interior, while the base is poorly made and not polished. The catalog record states that the source is unknown and the piece was accessioned in 1931.
In Collection(s)
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