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A bulbous red vessel with black abstract designs, leaning slightly to the right. The lid has a small round handle.

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Unknown Maker, Probably

Covered Jar

Now On View

Description

Maker

Culture

Probably, Tetsuge Owingeh (Tesuque Pueblo), or, P'ohwhóge Owingeh (San Ildefonso Pueblo), Native North American

Title

Covered Jar

Year

before 1916

Medium

Ceramic with pigment

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Ceramic with pigment

Materials

earthenware

Geography

Place Made: New Mexico

Dimensions

29.2 cm (11 1/2 inches) (height)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift in memory of Mrs. Henry W. Wilkinson

Object Number

16.145

Type

Ceramics

Exhibition History

Trading Earth

Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce

Apr 09, 2022 – Jan 12, 2025

Label copy

The large lidded storage jar was probably fashioned by a maker from Tetsuge Owingeh or Tesuque Pueblo, located for centuries in what is now New Mexico. The vessel was meticulously hand-built one coil at a time, then carefully smoothed. The painted abstracted designs represent natural elements including plants, animals and birds, and clouds and rain.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Probably

Covered Jar, before 1916

Ceramic with pigment

29.2 cm (11 1/2 inches) (height)

Gift in memory of Mrs. Henry W. Wilkinson 16.145

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