Catalog Number
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0111 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Cibola | |
| Other Geographic Data | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1910 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural pigments | |
| Description | Large olla or water jar with concave base and flaring sides that curve upward to high, well defined shoulder; Wide but short neck curves inward to wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and slipped white, except for rim around interior rim and underbody, which are slipped orange; Band that encircles neck and extends from rim to shoulder is divided into rectangular panels, each containing black triangles in opposite corners and hatch-lined hourglass motif; Design field below shoulder contains 4 black and white hatch-lined swastikas with V-shaped groups of black triangles filling the intervening spaces; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.2, Rim Diam = 13.2, Max Diam = 27.2 | |