Zuni Figural, Effigy, c. 1920's
This Zuni jar is 7.5" x 10", c. 1920's, very good condition with professional repairs having been made to two of the frog heads.
During the time that Indian Trader C. G. Wallace was active at Zuni Pueblo, in the 1920s and later, Zuni potters responded to the increased demand for pottery. The 1920s was a revival period for pottery after a lapse of a couple decades of less interest.
This jar is typical of the exuberent designs potters used
had to provide in their pottery to appeal to collectors, tourists and museums. The more decoration, the better! Appliqué frogs near the neck of the vessel and plumed serpents around the neck were traditional design elements on both ceremonial and secular jars, but the addition of butterflies and tadpoles was a successful attempt to appeal to the tradition-alist market, and it did. Jars such as this one were very popular with collectors and museums.
Suggested reading: "The Pottery of Zuni Pueblo" by Dwight Lanmon and Francis H. Harlow.
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During the time that Indian Trader C. G. Wallace was active at Zuni Pueblo, in the 1920s and later, Zuni potters responded to the increased demand for pottery. The 1920s was a revival period for pottery after a lapse of a couple decades of less interest.
This jar is typical of the exuberent designs potters used
had to provide in their pottery to appeal to collectors, tourists and museums. The more decoration, the better! Appliqué frogs near the neck of the vessel and plumed serpents around the neck were traditional design elements on both ceremonial and secular jars, but the addition of butterflies and tadpoles was a successful attempt to appeal to the tradition-alist market, and it did. Jars such as this one were very popular with collectors and museums.
Suggested reading: "The Pottery of Zuni Pueblo" by Dwight Lanmon and Francis H. Harlow.
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