Jar with Animal Head Handle and Geometrical Design
Ancestral Pueblo
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Caption
Ancestral Pueblo. Jar with Animal Head Handle and Geometrical Design, 400–800. Ceramic, 6 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (15.9 x 16.5 cm) Other (Mouth): 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X1196. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
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Title
Jar with Animal Head Handle and Geometrical Design
Date
400–800
Medium
Ceramic
Classification
Dimensions
6 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (15.9 x 16.5 cm) Other (Mouth): 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number
X1196
Frequent Art Questions
What is Anasazi?
The Anasazi was the older term for the native people originating in what is now the American Southwest. But Anasazi actually means "Enemy in Navajo", a people who were not in the Southwest until later. Today we are changing the term to be more accurately called Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi). Descendents hail from Acoma and other Pueblos in the Four-Corners region.What is Anasazi?
The Anasazi are a native people originating it what is now the American Southwest. They hail from Acoma Pueblo in the Four-Corners region.
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