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Water jar

Description

Water jar of buff pottery with exterior painted in brown and black with figures of deer and birds in zones: North America, USA, New Mexico, Pueblo of Zuni

Museum reference

A.1939.42

Collection

Americas

Object name

Water jar

Production information

Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, USA, North America

Style / Culture

Zuni

Materials

Pottery

Physical description

Buff pottery with exterior painted in brown and black with figures of deer and birds in zones

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