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Zuni k'yabokya de'ele (water jar)

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c. 1880

Unknown maker
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Zuni
Clay and paint
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9 x 13 in. (22.9 x 33 cm)
Vilcek Foundation Collection
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VF2014.01.02

This three-color Zuni polychrome olla (water jar) features white slip with black and red painted decoration. The all-over-designed vessel is laced with intersecting crosshatched (rain lines) bands that form a pinwheel-like design. Viewed from above, the hachured bands create a star-like design. In between the points of the star are stacked triangles, some of which may form feathers. The wear of the rim could indicate that the water jar was utilized for its original purpose before being purchased as an art object.

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