Ashiwi Polychrome Water Jar

Artist:She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo)

Medium: Pottery, slip

Geograhical Locations:

• Siatosha Shrine, Zuni, Towoyalnai Mountain, New Mexico, United States

Dates:1700-1750

Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (28.6 x 33.7 x 33.7 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of the Americas

Exhibitions:

• Objects of Myth and Memory
• American Identities: A New Look

Accession Number: 03.325.4739

Image: 03.325.4739_SL1.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
This water jar was purchased from the trader Vanderwagon in 1903. This is an example of Ashiwi Polychrome, a style that is ancestral to Zuni Polychrome. The upper portion of the vessel is decorated with a diagonal sweep of red and black feathers alternating with geometic designs.

Brooklyn Museum