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| 028 Acoma Pueblo, c. 1900 |
 This jar and the one in Fig. 26 are nearly identical in every feature of the designs, the most conspicuous difference being the triple-line embellishments to the ¡ÈGreek-key" figures on that jar. In form, they are less close, with this jar having a more depressed shape, resulting in an almost horizontal surface just above the shoulder. The significance of Pueblo pottery designs is interesting to ponder, especially for an exuberantly decorated vessel like this one. Is there some important meaning to the split rectangles, which occur so frequently at both Acoma and Zia in the late 1800's and well into the 1900's? What about the strange shape of the elaborate flowers with double-bump tassels at the tips, which also occur on the tips of the heart-shaped flowers on the jars illustrated in Figs. 24 and 2? Why is there a split leaf attached to the back of the parrot on this jar? Many questions of this type will never be answered, but that does not spoil the visual impact that comes from absorbing the image of this example of wonderful Native American art.
--Francis H. Harlow, Los Alamos |
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