Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.
Water jar | K'yabokya de'ele
Date: c. 1920
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 33 × 36.9 cm (13 × 14 1/2 in.)
Weight: 3.2 kg (7.05 lb.)
Medium: clay | paints
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.858
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksJim Enote and Octavius Seowtewa during collection review visit February 17 and 18, 2010 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 4”): This jar is a Zuni form and has Zuni designs. The neck design contains feathers and stepped clouds with rain line hatching, while the body designs are rainbird-based. The rim shows significant wear, though the base has very little wear. According to a note in the IAF Catalog, the piece was made in 1927 and bought from C.G. Wallace in 1928, making it unlikely that the wear on the rim is natural, since it would take longer for this degree of wear to happen naturally. The body of the jar also may have been antiqued with some sort of white wash.
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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