Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.
Canteen | Mehe'do
Date: 1880-1890
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 15.2 × 13.3 × 26 cm (6 × 5 1/4 × 10 1/4 in.)
Weight: 0.8 kg (1.75 lb.)
Medium: clay | paints
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.940
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 is a double canteen that is decorated with a flower/rosette design on the front of each side. There is an appliqué piece that looks like it might be meant to represent a sheep’s head. The opening of the canteen is decorated with a small water wave design band. Below the opening is a geometrical design filled with rain hatching. While some canteens may have carried water that was used in ceremonies, they are not necessarily ceremonial items and don’t need to have access, publication, handling, or storage restrictions placed on them.
In Collection(s)
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