Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.
Jar
Date: 1920s
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 33 × 29.2 cm (13 × 11 1/2 in.)
Weight: 2.7 kg (6.05 lb.)
Medium: clay | paints
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.1322
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 is not a ceremonial jar. 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 IAF Catalog card states that this is a “Medicine Jar.” However, it is not a medicine jar and is more in the shape of a storage jar. The designs on the jar are Zuni, but they are unconventional.
In Collection(s)
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