Water Jar
Arts of the Americas
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Clay, slip
DATES
late 19th–early 20th century
DIMENSIONS
12 × 15 × 15 in. (30.5 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
X764
CREDIT LINE
Brooklyn Museum Collection
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Large water jar with high shoulder and designs of brown abstracted forms on white slip, possibly depicting paired rainbirds. The abraded rim shows evidence of use such as a hide cover stretched over the top to keep the water clean and cool. Red writing on base reads "X764."
Condition: Surface loss on neck
CAPTION
A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). Water Jar, late 19th–early 20th century. Clay, slip, 12 × 15 × 15 in. (30.5 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X764. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, X764_edited_SL1.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, X764_edited_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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