Water Jar

Artist:Haak’u (Acoma Pueblo)

Medium: Pottery, slip

Geograhical Locations:

• Acoma, New Mexico, United States

Dates:1868–1900

Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 14 in (26.7 x 35.6 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of the Americas

Exhibitions:

• Jeffrey Gibson: When Fire Is Applied to a Stone It Cracks

Accession Number: 02.257.2388

Catalogue Description:
Water jar with high shoulder and wide neck. The underbody is slipped orange/red. Mid-body is slipped white with abstract, curvilinear and angular red and black designs. The neck is white with a design of parallelograms in black and white. Condition: Crack runs from mid-body through bottom covered with clay-like substance and resinous material. Possibly Native repairs. Surface is abraded especially in the mid-section. Clay-like dirt overall. Chips in rim.

Brooklyn Museum