Brooklyn Museum: Arts of the Americas: Large Storage Jar

Large Storage Jar

Culture: Pueblo, Zuni, Native American
Medium: Clay, paint
Place Made: New Mexico, USA
Dates: late 19th-early 20th century
Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 12 1/2in. (29.8 x 31.8 x 31.8cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
Accession Number: X949.1
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Collection
Image: Overall, x949.1_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Large storage jar with round, full body, narrow shoulder and short, wide neck. Base is concave. Design is polychrome red and black on white. Two flower medallions are on opposite sides of the body connected by a scroll, in reverse white on red, strip along the middle. There are curvilinear geometric designs above and below this median strip. The body and the neck are two separate design fields. 80% of the rim is broken off.

Collections: Arts of the Americas: Large Storage Jar