Water Jar

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A jar with geometric shapes and natural forms in black, white, and red.

Culture Acoma Pueblo

Culture Pueblo

Title Water Jar

Date Ca. 1900

Medium Clay and slip

Dimensions rim diameter: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Object: 10 3/4 × 12 in. (27.3 × 30.5 cm)
Overall: 10 3/4 x 12 in. (27.3 x 30.5 cm)

Credit Line Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Henry R. Hope, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 61.83

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With a strong ceramic tradition continuing today, Acoma Pueblo is known for its hand painted pottery much of which is decorated with black or brown geometric designs. Depictions from the natural world, such as animals or plants are also used.

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"Water Jar | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=61.83