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| 024 Acoma Pueblo, c. 1890 - 1900 |
 The village of Acoma, located between Albuquerque and Grants in the state of New Mexico, has been noted for the fine pottery made there ever since the founding date (circa 1300). Here is a remarkable example, replete with birds and flowers. Until the 1880's wild parrots were seen near the village, and their sacred significance has been recorded many times on pottery vessels like this large jar. Red and orange rainbows arc across the sky above each parrot, and a profusion of flowering plants sprout from the ground or from the rainbow arcs. Small birds of some other species perch on the higher stems. (Acoma birds usually enjoy the security of a stem to hang onto; birds on pottery from other villages often stand on the ground or float freely.) The spiral endings of the parrot's tail feathers lend jaunty grace to their elegant depiction. On Acoma vessels the colored surfaces are usually painted before the black edging. The remarkable quality of reproduction in this folio allows the viewer to see the consequent slight extension of orange pigment beyond the black line behind the parrot's neck.
--Francis H. Harlow, Los Alamos |
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