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Accession # 04.297.5247
Culture A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo)
Title Polychrome Jar (Tai-lai)
Date 19th century
Medium Pottery, slip
Dimensions 12 1/8 x 13 1/2 in. (31.0 x 34.3 cm)
Credit Line Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund
Location Visible Storage: Case 39, Shelf N (Native American Art)
Description This is a classic shaped water jar with tapered neck. The background of neck and body is white with red and black geometric balanced designs refecting "mirror" imaging from the upper decorated zone to the lower zone. The base is red.