Advanced Search 
Jar
Native American, Zia Pueblo
about 1920
Object Place: Zia, New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with slip paint
Dimensions
Overall: 31.8cm (12 1/2 in.)
Diam. (Overall): 33 cm (13in.)
Diam. (Overall): 33 cm (13in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by The Seminarians and an anonymous donor in honor of Bertram J. Malenka
Accession Number1993.665
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionSilhouette is widest at shoulder, then slopes into and up to the neck opening, which is about 2/3 the diameter of the shoulder plane. The overall tone is a tan orange. The Zia bird on each half of the body is framed by a wide rainbow shape. The rainbows are joined by a parallelogram feather motif. The rainbow extends into the neck area with banking only at the lip and underbody.
Provenance1993, sold by Tony Garcia (b. 1912 - d. 2014), Albuquerque, NM, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 17, 1993)