Santo Domingo Pueblo Polychrome Double Spouted Jar with Handle [SOLD]

Santo Domingo potters were early to adapt their pottery to the needs of travelers. They made shapes the travelers were familiar with and they made small pieces the travelers could conveniently take in their baggage.

This bowl, with its strap handle, is a good example of a style used at the pueblo and also made for sale to tourists. It is traditional in all aspects of manufacture. I was once told by a Santo Domingo native that this shape vessel was used in pouring water during a hair washing routine.

It was probably made in the 1920s decade. The interior is slipped in red clay from the rim inward and the underbody is red-slipped. The rim is black and that color extends across the handle. The cream/off-white is rag-wiped bentonite slip and the floral and leaf designs were executed in black vegetal paint and red clay.

The artisan did not sign the piece. It is in very good condition, with the exception of one very minor chip at the rim.