Collection: Fenn

Item Number: FCHP227

Category: Pot

Region: Southwest

Tribe: Zuni Pueblo

Period: 1850-1875

Materials: Clay and pigments

Description: Note the wonderful animals and birds on this water jar. Animals typically have a red line, reaching from the mouth to the heart. The rim damage was probably caused by a water ladle.

Dimensions: Height 11 inches

References:

Hanson, James A., Spirits in the Arts: From the Plains and Soutwest Indian Cultures, The Lowell Press, Kansas City, 1994, pp 222

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