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Catalog Number

CAS 1990-0001-0022   CAS 1990-0001-0022; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Santa Clara Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name Jody Folwell (b. 1942)
Date of Manufacture December 1976
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description Miniature round jar with narrow diameter flat base and rounded sides on underbody that flare outward and upward to the mid-level shoulder and then abruptly turn inward, forming a convex shoulder as they gradually rise toward a narrow round mouth; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Underbody is highly polished and burnished; Pair of fish are carved in low relief on the jar’s shoulder, facing each other, along with a second pair of smaller intertwined fish that are located between the tails of the two larger fish; Jar is reduction fired to a jet black color on the underbody and a matte black color on the upper half; Artist’s signature “JODY” and the date “12/76” are lightly scratched onto base of jar.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.7, Rim Diam = 1.7, Max Diam = 4.5