Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.
Water jar | K'yabokya de'ele
Date: 1890-1900
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Overall: 25.4 x 31.8 cm (10 x 12 1/2 in.)
Medium: clay | paints
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.1147
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”): This jar is heavily worn on one side, but not the other, similar to IAF.948. The surface may have been antiqued. The curlicues on top of the house structures are going the opposite direction of normal and the wave designs dividing the two deer bands are unusual. The painting is not well executed. There is also a line break above the base of the jar, which is not typical.
The word for a water jar in Zuni is “k'yabokya de'ele,” which translates to “water container vessel” in English. The intended use for these jars was to store and carry water, but they could also be used to store other items.
In Collection(s)
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