A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Water Jar (Tai-lai)</em>, 1868–1933. Ceramic, pigment, 12 × 15 × 15 in. (30.5 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund, 04.297.5249. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.04.297.5249.jpg)

Water Jar (Tai-lai)

Artist:A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo)

Medium: Ceramic, pigment

Dates:1868–1933

Dimensions: 12 × 15 × 15 in. (30.5 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)

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Museum Location: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

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Accession Number: 04.297.5249

Image: CUR.04.297.5249.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Water jar with painted exterior, red and black on white, and plain interior. The design is divided into three zones. The top area above the shoulder has an abstracted design of swirls and florets infilled with lines. The body of the jar has vignettes of six deer with heart lines positioned inside individual arches, normally, each referred to as the "house." Then there is a band of scrolls. The basal zone has five deer inside the arches.

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