Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.
Canteen | Mehe'do
Date: 1880-1890
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 20.3 × 14 cm (8 × 5 1/2 in.)
Weight: 1 kg (2.1 lb.)
Medium: clay | paints
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.1337
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 canteen is decorated with a ring of swirling water designs around a central design that contains a four-sided star in the middle and types of blossoms. Canteens were usually items for daily use, used to carry water and keep it cool. They were occasionally used to transport water from sacred springs. There is no way to differentiate a canteen that might have been used for ceremonial purposes.
In Collection(s)
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