Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.
Bowl
Date: c. 1880
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 16.5 × 35.6 cm (6 1/2 × 14 in.)
Weight: 2.6 kg (5.65 lb.)
Medium: clay | paints
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.1252
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksJim Enote and Octavius Seowtewa during collection review visit June 10 and 11, 2009 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 2”): This jar has several unusual features. The black line designs on the exterior appear to have been painted quickly and look as though they were not finished since none of them are filled in with other designs. The squares that repeat just below the rim are not common decorative motifs on Zuni ceramics. There is also a distinctive lip just below the rim, which is unusual for a bowl form. Since it was purchased from C.G. Wallace in 1929, it is possible that it was commissioned by him and/or antiqued to make it look older than it really was. It was likely made for sale (not for household, personal, or ceremonial use in the community). It has a crack in the bottom that would make it impossible to use for holding stews. Though made to resemble a ceremonial stew bowl, it should just be considered a bowl since it is unlikely it ever served this function.
In Collection(s)
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