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ProvenanceC.G. Wallace, Gallup, New Mexico; Richard Vander Wagens, Gallup, New Mexico; Larry Frank, Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico
BibliographyFrank, Larry and Francis H. Harlow. Historic Pottery of the Pueblo Indians 1600-1880. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1974, plate IX. Larry Frank.
Vincent, Gilbert T. Masterpieces of American Indian Art. New York: Harry Abrams, 1995, p.49.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.212.
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. 231.
Culture
Santo Domingo (Kiua) or Cochiti
Jar
Date1800-1850
MediumClay
DimensionsOverall: 17 1/4 × 19 1/4 in. (43.8 × 48.9 cm)
Object numberT0113
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextKiua is the ancient name for the pueblo of Santo Domingo, but Kiua Polychrome pottery was also made at nearby Cochiti and is ancestral to the wares made at both villages since 1800. The designs of Santo Domingo are more simple and bold than those of Cochiti. On this large storage jar the central band of small geometric figures terminating with a row of triangular "feathers", and the mutliple framing lines on this storage jar resemble the Cochiti style. The neck band and the ceremonial break cutting through the designs were common to both pueblos. Kiua Polychrome jars and bowls were covered with a creamy slip of rag-polished bentonite clay and decorated with black designs of organic paint made from Rocky Mountain beeweed (Cleome serrulata). The red underbody is stone polished and topped with a broad red band, and the rim is painted red. After 1800 the rims were generally black, but some red rims persisted to 1900. The red-brown paste is tempered with crystal pumice. Large jars, such as this, were important for storing and transporting wheat and corn. (c.f. Frank and Harlow 1974, p.81; Batkin 1987, p.96) This jar is a size that was almost standard in the 19th century. (From the Catalog of the Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 2nd ed.)ProvenanceC.G. Wallace, Gallup, New Mexico; Richard Vander Wagens, Gallup, New Mexico; Larry Frank, Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico
BibliographyFrank, Larry and Francis H. Harlow. Historic Pottery of the Pueblo Indians 1600-1880. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1974, plate IX. Larry Frank.
Vincent, Gilbert T. Masterpieces of American Indian Art. New York: Harry Abrams, 1995, p.49.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.212.
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. 231.
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