Water Jar

Artist Christina Naranjo Santa Clara Pueblo, 1891 - 1980

Date1978

Mediumceramic

Dimensions12 1/2 × 8 in. (31.8 × 20.3 cm)

ClassificationsCeramic

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, National Endowment for the Arts Purchase Grant

Object numberPC1979.67.16

DescriptionA polished black jar with two shoulders and a bear paw motif. The jar widens upwards from the bottom, before curving inwards to form two stacked, curved shoulders. The neck of the jar is tall, wide, and flares outwards slightly. An indented bear paw motif on the neck is represented by three vertical lines above a curved line.

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