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Jar (Olla)
1860-19008 7/8 x 13 3/4 in. (22.5 x 35 cm)
Unknown, Zuni Pueblo
Native American
Zuni; made in New Mexico
Object Type:
Ceramics
Medium and Support:
Clay and mineral paint
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris K. Prior
Accession Number:
1973.141
Location: Currently on view
Focusing more on design motifs and less on symmetry of form, a Zuni jar often combines lyrical figures with geometric abstractions. This jar depicts a distinctive Zuni design, a painting of a deer with a heart-line: a red arrow of life or breath that extends from its mouth to its chest.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
[Gallery label text, 2009]
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Harris K. Prior; their gift to the Gallery in 1973
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- An Animal Hunt in Art 4/7/1951 - 4/29/1951
- Around the World in Rochester 2/8/1952 - 3/2/1952
- Because the Mountain is our Mother 12/6/1985 - 1/26/1986
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Memorial Art Gallery. ARTiculate. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 2000--.
- Article Scope: Entry. Because the Mountain is our Mother : Native American Art of the Southwest in Rochester Collections. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1985.
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