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Native American, A:shiwi (Zuni)
about 1810–40
Object Place: Zuni, Southwest, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with white and black slip
Dimensions
Overall: 30.5 x 29.2 cm (12 x 11 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Greely Loring
Accession Number02.922
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionSqurish body silhouette with distinct underbody bulge. Sholder turns in and slopes to form short neck with little rim flare. Volutes with geometric feathers surround the neck band. Six pair of "Rainbird" volutes encircle the body. The underbody and inside rim are red.
Provenance1902, gift of Charles Greely Loring (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 23, 1994)