Historic Santo Domingo Pueblo Traditional Polychrome Pottery Jar [SOLD]

Potters of Santo Domingo Polychrome jars of the early twentieth century followed traditional painted patterns that had existed for decades.  The vessel shape also had a traditional antecedent.  This jar followed those two traditions as was expected at the time.  The high shoulder of the body of the vessel and the elegant, curved neck were very traditional traits of such jars.  The black triangles, stacked in various combinations, was a favored design.  The potter of this jar did not deviate from the traditional use of shape and design.  If there is a deviation from the norm in vessel shape, it is only that this jar is shorter and wider than those of other potters.  This trait, however, provides a lower center of gravity and a look of massiveness.

Condition: very good condition

Provenance: this Historic Santo Domingo Pueblo Traditional Polychrome Pottery Jar is from the collection of a gentlemen from Taos, New Mexico

Recommended Reading: A River Apart: The Pottery of Cochiti & Santo Domingo Pueblos by Valerie Verzuh, et al.

Relative Links: Southwest Indian Pottery, Santo Domingo Pueblo, Contemporary Pottery, Ceremonial breaks