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ProvenanceCollected in Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico; Olive Rush, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Dennis Lyon, Scottsdale, Arizona; Richard Spivey, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyMera, Harry P. Style Trends of Pueblo Pottery. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Memoirs of the Laboratory of Anthropology 3, 1939, pp.136-137, Pl. LIII.
Vincent, Gilbert T. Masterpieces of American Indian Art. New York: Harry Abrams, 1995, p.48.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.204.
Lanmon, Dwight, P. and Harlow, Francis H. The Pottery of Acoma Pueblo. Sante Fe, New Mexico, Museum of New Mexico Press, 2013, p.86.
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. 222.
Culture
Acoma/Laguna (Ako)
Bowl
Date1700-1750
MediumClay, pigments
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 × 13 3/8 in. (19.7 × 34 cm)
Object numberT0102
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextBirds were messengers to the gods and bird imagery sometimes appeared on ancient jars and bowls. Here, birds are found in the triangular-shaped heads and the three-pointed elements that represent feathers. The appearance of bird and god symbolism on bowls suggests the connection between divinity, sustenance, and life.ProvenanceCollected in Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico; Olive Rush, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Dennis Lyon, Scottsdale, Arizona; Richard Spivey, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyMera, Harry P. Style Trends of Pueblo Pottery. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Memoirs of the Laboratory of Anthropology 3, 1939, pp.136-137, Pl. LIII.
Vincent, Gilbert T. Masterpieces of American Indian Art. New York: Harry Abrams, 1995, p.48.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.204.
Lanmon, Dwight, P. and Harlow, Francis H. The Pottery of Acoma Pueblo. Sante Fe, New Mexico, Museum of New Mexico Press, 2013, p.86.
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. 222.
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