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Acoma jar

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c. 1920

Unknown maker
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Acoma
Clay and paint
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8¾ x 10¾ in. (22.2 x 27.3 cm)
Vilcek Foundation Collection
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VF2019.02.04

This three-color Acoma polychrome water jar features white slip with black and orange painted decoration. The all-over-designed jar centers on its main design of stacked clouds and crosshatched triangles representing rain. The cloud panels are separated by a continuous rainbow painted in a brilliant orange. Water jars of this size are used for collecting water from naturally formed cisterns located on the mesa top of Acoma Pueblo.

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