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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2015 School for Advanced Research.

Jar

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2015 School for Advanced Research.

Jar

Date: 1941
Artist or Maker: Mary Histia (1881 - 1973)
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 7.9 × 9.5 cm (3 1/8 × 3 3/4 in.)
Weight: 0.1 kg (0.25 lb.)
Medium: clay | paints
Credit Line: Gift of Katherine Chapman, 1941.
Place Made:
Valencia County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.2150
Not on view
DescriptionAcoma polychrome small jar; three-color; white slip with dark brown and orange painted decoration. The design consists of two bands of two alternating motifs around the body of the pot. One is a split orange square and the other a black triangle with an arc. Red interior rim, white underbody, and flat base.
Tribal Collection Review RemarksAccording to the participants in the Acoma collection review visit May 9-11, 2017 (Events Record “Collection Review: Acoma Pueblo Review 8”): Mary Histia, the artist of this piece, is known for painting larger more elaborate designs. This type of simple design is uncommon for her to have painted, however, the desigin is a typical Acoma design.
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