Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.
Water jar | K'yabokya de'ele
Date: c. 1900
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
21.6 x 25.4 cm (8 1/2 x 10 in.)
Medium: clay | paints
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.789
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”): No remarks for this jar.
As per Jim Enote and Octavius Seowtewa during collection review visit Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 2011 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 7”): The rim and upper neck of this jar are eroded. The designs on the neck include rain line hatching inside bird wings. The double line separating the neck from the body does not have a line break. The body is decorated with stepped bird wings with rain line hatching in them and tail feathers, which are arranged around circle designs with red feathers in them. The base is painted a solid dark brown. The concavity for carrying the jar on the head is very deep. There is far more wear on the rim and neck than on the bottom. There is a repair to a hole in the upper portion of the jar.
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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