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Kiapkwa Polychrome Water Jarcirca 1840-1850

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Ceramic jar with rounded form, cream and charcoal slip, painted with dark brown deer figures, a central geometric face motif in a hatched circle, and stepped decorative bands

Unknown, Kiapkwa Polychrome Water Jar, circa 1840-1850, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Kiapkwa Polychrome Water Jar
Culture
Zuni
Place Made
United States, New Mexico, Zuni Pueblo
Date Made
circa 1840-1850
Medium
Earthenware and pigments
Dimensions
Height: 14 1/2 in. (36.83 cm); Diameter: 14 in. (35.56 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2008.113.1
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design

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