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ProvenanceRobert V. Gallegos, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyHarlow, Francis H. “Two Hundred Years of Historic Pueblo Pottery: The Gallegos Collection.” Santa Fe: Morning Star Gallery, 1990, pl. 45.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.210.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 229.
Culture
Zia Pueblo
Dough Bowl
Date1860-1940
MediumClay, pigment
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 × 18 in. (26.7 × 45.7 cm)
Object numberT0450
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextNorth of the Jemez river and west of Albuquerque is the pueblo of Zia. Famous for their large storage jars and huge dough bowls for mixing bread dough, Zia pottery is distinct from its neighboring pueblos because it is made with clay that fires to a rich red tone. This fine example is coil-formed in local clays with the traditional Zia paste temper, crushed basaltic lava. The interior is red-slipped and stone polished. The design field is divided into two identical and opposing elements, divided by two identical and opposing square floral elements. ProvenanceRobert V. Gallegos, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyHarlow, Francis H. “Two Hundred Years of Historic Pueblo Pottery: The Gallegos Collection.” Santa Fe: Morning Star Gallery, 1990, pl. 45.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.210.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 229.
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