
Collection Online as of June 28, 2022
Ceramic
Overall: 25.5 x 33 cm (10 1/16 x 13 in.)
Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White 1937.898
not on view
The Zuni carried water in jars like this one balanced atop the head. The water well was a gathering place and the vessels’ public visibility explains their elaborate decoration-here, a beautifully rendered rain bird whose beak spirals between two stylized wings. The wings’ stepped shape and hachure represent rain-filled clouds.