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Ashiwi Polychrome Water Jar
Unknown1700-1750
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States
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.
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Details
- Title: Ashiwi Polychrome Water Jar
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1700-1750
- Type: Ceremonial, Carrier
- Rights: Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund
- External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/202/Ashiwi_Polychrome_Water_Jar
- Medium: Pottery, slip
- Place collected: Siatosha Shrine, Zuni, Towoyalnai Mountain, New Mexico, USA
- Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (28.6 x 33.7 x 33.7 cm)
- Culture: Pueblo, Zuni
- Collection: Arts of the Americas
- Accession number: 03.325.4739
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