Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico / Jar / First quarter of the 20th century

Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico
Jar
First quarter of the 20th century
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Creator Nationality: Native American
Creator Name-CRT: Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico
Title: Jar
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Creation Start Date: 1900
Creation End Date: 1925
Creation Date: First quarter of the 20th century
Creation Place: New Mexico, United States
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Container
Materials and Techniques: Clay, slip, pigment
Dimensions: Height: 4 1/8"; diameter: 4 7/8"
Description: Ornamental jar in imitation of the prehistoric Anasazi "seed jar" with its high shoulder and no neck and lip; foot is slipped red, the upper body to the rim, white; a black, geometric design is painted over the white slipped area; design, with its solid and hatched interlocking key motifs and stepped frets, is also in imitation of the designs of ancient Anasazi pottery.
AMICA Contributor: Brooklyn Children's Museum
Owner Location: Brooklyn, New York, USA
ID Number: 40.56.2
Credit Line: Museum purchase, Franklin W. Hooper Memorial Fund, 1940
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Context: Vessels such as this were made by Pueblo women for commercial sale to collectors. They are "revivals" or copies of designs and shapes from ancient vessels made by the Anasazi people who lived in the area in ancient times.
AMICA ID: BCM_.40.56.2
AMICA Library Year: 2003
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