Jar

Creator Name

Lucy Martin Lewis

Cultural Context

Date

1985

Source

Brooklyn Museum

About the work

Brooklyn Museum Object Description

Jar with narrow black rim, cylindrical neck, and globular body. Jar has black on white stepped zigzag design that gradually enlarges as it moves from rim of neck to base of body.

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Title

Jar

Creator

Lucy Martin Lewis, Native American, Haak’u (Acoma Pueblo), Haak'u (Acoma Pueblo), 1897(?)–1992, Artist

Worktype

Vessel

Cultural Context

Material

Clay, slip

Dimensions

9 1/2 x 9 x 9 in. (24.1 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm)

Technique

Language

Date

1985

Provenance

Gift of Richard J. Elefante, Oct 17, 2002

Style Period

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution

Creative Commons-BY

Inscription

Signed and dated on bottom

Location

San Fidel, New Mexico, United States

Source

Brooklyn Museum

Subject

Topic

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