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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2011 School for Advanced Research.
Water jar | K'yabokya de'ele
Date: 1920's
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 16.5 × 25.4 cm (6 1/2 × 10 in.)
Weight: 1.5 kg (3.4 lb.)
Medium: clay | paints
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.870
Not on view
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. Though it is classified on the catalog card as Pseudo-Ceremonial, it should no longer be classified this way because it was probably not made with the intention of making the item appear ceremonial. The jar has a prominent lip on the rim such that a cover could be tied to the top, similar to a drum jar. The surface of the jar appears to have been purposely antiqued by rubbing it with a substance that may be ochre.
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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