Artist:
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Albert Peyneslea (?)
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Title:
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Vessel
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Date:
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20th century
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Medium:
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Ceramic, pigment
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Dimensions:
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5 9/16 x 6 15/16 x 6 15/16 in. (14.13 x 17.62 x 17.62 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Anonymous Gift
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Location:
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Gallery 259
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In the early 1800s, the A'shiwi (Zuni) began to paint life forms on their pottery, such as highly abstracted birds. Several decades later, more naturalistic renderings became common. A typical late 19th century A'shiwi olla would often be enclosed by a series of two or three horizontal bands of differing widths and would be interrupted by a rosette and also sometimes a deer. As in this example, the deer have a red "heart line," which runs down from the mouth and ends in an arrow shape at the heart. Based on a traditional A'shiwi story, the line may represent the animal's sacred breath of life.
Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Peyneslea, Albert
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Culture:
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Zuni
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Signature and Inscription
see Signed on bottom, in brown: [A. PEY. ZUNI N.M.]
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Classification:
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Ceramics
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Physical Description:
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very small foot flaring to narrow, steep shoulder; wide mouth; cream body decorated with red and brown; 2 organic medallions alternate with pairs of deer and geometric patterns; geometric band on shoulder
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Creation Place:
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North America, United States, Southwest region, New Mexico, Zuni Pueblo
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Accession #:
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2004.35.23
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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