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| 018 Acoma Pueblo, c. 1890 - 1900 |
 The patterns on some Acoma jars seem to project the image of a human face, in this case with slip eyes, a bulbous nose, and wide-open mouth. It is doubtful that such an interpretation was intended by the artist, whose goal was much more likely to combine traditional patterns in a pleasing fashion. We see the split leaves and rainbow arc, and a figure below the lowest part of the arc that is almost identical to that of Fig. 9. In addition we see the popular double bumps on triangular foundations that occur on the jars in Figs. 4 and 11. The perfection of symmetry in form on this and most other jars in this folio is achieved without the use of a potter's wheel; only in recent years have the potters at Acoma begun using molds for the construction of slip-cast wares.
Francis Harlow - Los Alamos |
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