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American Decorative Arts
Glazeware Jar
1050–1400
Low-fire earthenware
10 7/8 × 14 5/8 in. (27.623 × 37.148 cm)
Gift of Joann and Gifford Phillips, Class of 1942
2008.115.12
The Native American ceramic tradition in the Southwest is deep, with many tribes tracing their artistic lineage back to the Anasazi of the Four Corners region, who left behind sizable adobe structures. This jar, most likely used for storage, relates to Hopi and Zuni examples in its use of rich red clay and asymmetrical geometric decoration.
Geography:
Probably made in New Mexico
Status:
On view
Culture:
Native American
Period:
Precontact
Classification:
Containers - Ceramics
Provenance:
Joann Phillips (née Joann Kocher, 1928–2018) and Gifford Phillips (1918–2013), Santa Fe, N.M., about 1970; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2008
This work appears on our "Antiquities and Archaeological Material with Provenance Documentation Gaps" page.
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions 2009,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2009): 126.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.