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ProvenanceJordan Davis, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert T. Masterpieces of American Indian Art. New York: Harry Abrams, 1995, p.46.
King, J.H.C. "The Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art." American Indian Art Magazine. Vol.21, No.3. (Summer 1996): 39.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.195.
Murdock, Michelle, ed. 50 at 20: Masterpieces of American Indian Art from the Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2015,p. 19.
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. 216.
Culture
Hohokam
Jar
Date900-1100
MediumClay, organic pigment
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (29.2 × 47 cm)
Object numberT0098
Credit LineLoan from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextThe Hohokam Culture centered in the desert region of southwestern Arizona. The people were highly developed desert farmers who constructed elaborate irrigation systems, and inhabited large villages with features such as ball-courts. Influences from Mexico were strong and refined crafts in shell and stone were prominent. Pottery was formed with the paddle and anvil technique and elaborately painted with red designs on a tan-buff base. (c.f. Tanner 1976, p.133, fig.4.32c & p.137, fig 4.36) During the Sacaton Phase (900 to 1100) large jars, such as this, were made with the distinctive shape called the Gila Shoulder. They may have been used for storage, for ceremonial purposes, or for cremations; the shape is unique, the function uncertain. The Hohokam were probably ancestral to the Akimel O'odam (Pima) and Tohono O'odam (Papago). (From the Catalog of the Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 2nd ed.)ProvenanceJordan Davis, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert T. Masterpieces of American Indian Art. New York: Harry Abrams, 1995, p.46.
King, J.H.C. "The Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art." American Indian Art Magazine. Vol.21, No.3. (Summer 1996): 39.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.195.
Murdock, Michelle, ed. 50 at 20: Masterpieces of American Indian Art from the Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2015,p. 19.
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. 216.
On View
Not on view1900-1920
1915-1920
