Jar with Dancer Design
Artist
Marcellus Medina
born 1954 Zia Pueblo, New Mexico; lives Zia Pueblo, New Mexico
Dateca. 1985
Mediumceramic, paint
Dimensions7 × 5 1/2 in. (17.8 × 14 cm)
ClassificationsCeramic
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Drs. Bette K. and John R. Graham in memory of Dr. Bette Kaufman Graham
Object numberPC2008.30.4
DescriptionA polychrome jar with a painted design. The jar widens from the bottom toward the top, before tapering toward the opening. The sides of the jar depict three dancers, painted in a realistic style, alongside geometric motifs. One dancer leans forward, balancing on two short white poles. He wears a white deer head with antlers, feathers on his head and hips, and bells on his legs. The second dancer bends forward with his arms down and one knee raised. He wears headware with curved horns, round eyes, and feathers, a short tail, and bells on his legs. The final dancer stands with one leg raised behind him, his arms bent, and holding an arrow. His face is painted with red horizontal stripes, and he wears plumed headware, a orange belt with a red loincloth, and bells on his legs. The figures are separated by a repeated geometric design composed of four stacked, downward pointing black arrows with white vertical stripes.On View
Not on view
ca. 1980
August 1975
ca. 1900