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| 001 Acoma Pueblo, c. 1900 - 1910 |
 The animal depiction (likely a deer or elk) is in a style borrowed from Zuni Pueblo, to the west of Acoma, where this decorative element originated at least a half century earlier. Especially characteristic of the Zuni style are the treatment of the feet, the antlers, and the open pathway from mouth to heart. The crosshatchured structure of the plant leaves is a feature that suggests manufacture of this jar a few years later than the jar in Fig. 2. An unusual feature for animal depiction on Pueblo Indian pottery is the indication of activity, expressed by eating the flower petal. The form of this jar is especially elegant, with its sharp shoulder and graceful neck.
--Francis H. Harlow, Los Alamos |
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