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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2009 School for Advanced Research.

Jar

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2009 School for Advanced Research.

Jar

Date: 1900-1950
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 33.7 × 23 cm (13 1/4 × 9 1/16 in.)
Weight: 2.5 kg (5.6 lb.)
Medium: clay | abalone shell | rawhide | coral | shell | bone | feathers
Credit Line: Indian Arts Fund purchase for the permanent collection.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.2376
Not on view
DescriptionHigh-shouldered jar covered on the exterior with brown incrustations flecked with abalone shell. 2.25 inch round opening in one side. Rawhide thong laced around neck has a shell attachment and bone and coral bead pendant. Traces of earlier brown design on tan slip visible where incrustation has chipped off.
Tribal Collection Review RemarksJim Enote and Octavius Seowtewa during collection review visit April 6 and 7, 2009 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 1”): This jar is not ceremonial. It should remain classified as pseudo-ceremonial because it was it was made to “look” ceremonial to people outside of the community, though it is not and does not even follow Zuni ceramic traditions because of the hole in the wall of the jar. The hole in the wall of the jar is not a traditional characteristic of any type of Zuni ceramics. This piece is okay for research and publication as long as it is made clear that it is not ceremonial.
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