Zuni
Description
This bi-lobed water bottle or jar resembles gourds that the Zuni grow to make containers. The opening of the vessel (now worn from use) appears to have had a netsikâ (a crook, or drumstick, used in ceremonies) and lapanawe (feathers) motif with a zigzag band of red and black cloud motifs under it and a spirit break under the clouds. The lower half of the bottle has alternating red and black bands of connecting downward facing triangle...28.0 cm17 cm x 16.9 cm (max)
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