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Jar (Olla)
9 1/4 x 12 in. (23.5 x 30.5 cm)Zuni Pueblo artist
United States
Zuni Pueblo; made in New Mexico
Object Type:
Ceramics
Medium and Support:
Clay and mineral paints
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. George B. Penny
Accession Number:
1935.11
Location: Currently on view
Characteristic features of Zuni pottery are: areas of parallel lines (hatching), stylized birds, and a large rosette. The line break, which is the space left by the incomplete circular painted border that separates the upper and lower sections of the jar, is called by the Zuni onane, or “road.” It is thought to represent the life of the pottery painter herself, and must be left unfinished. It may also refer to the sipapu, or mythic place of emergence from the underworld. Traditionally it is the first painted line applied to the vessel.
[Gallery label text, 1998]
[Gallery label text, 1998]
Provenance
Mrs. George B. Penny; her gift to the Gallery in 1935
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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
- Because the Mountain is our Mother 12/6/1985 - 1/26/1986
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- 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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