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Jar3070/1

Low-fired, unglazed clay olla. Mouth is wide, with a short neck and widely flaring shoulder. Body inclines toward a small, circular base with a slight punt. Painted decorations in black and orange cover the white underpaint, and the set repeats three times. Included are geometric patterns, solid lines of colour, fine stripes and dots. The bottom quarter of the pot is painted orange with no embellishment, as is the base. The interior is unpainted but for several inches of orange inside the lip.

Culture
Pueblo: Acoma
Material
clay and paint
Made in
New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Owl Figure2731/194

Miniature egg-shaped white clay owl, with no appendages, has hand painted body details in black and orange over a white background. Long overlapping feathers cover all of body except for thickly outlined face area at top front. Recessed orange eyes with large dark pupils are encircled with dot eyelashes. There is a hole in the base.

Culture
Pueblo: Acoma
Material
clay and paint
Made in
New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Owl Figure2731/193

Miniature, egg-shaped white clay owl, with no appendages, has hand painted body details in black and orange over a white background. Long overlapping feathers cover all of body except for small face area at top front. Painted vertical beak sits between orange eyes with large dark pupils are encircled with dot eyelashes. There is a hole in the base.

Culture
Pueblo: Acoma
Material
clay and paint
Made in
New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water JarD4.41

Jar with bulbous centre, narrowing at neck; decorated with three bands of geometric designs. Polychrome (red, black, and white) geometric pattern. "Acoma" is printed on the bottom.

Culture
Pueblo: Acoma
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water JarD4.6

Painted jar with a narrow base, tapered sides, wide shoulders and a simple rim. The painted design has abstract and geometric shapes in black and brown on white slip.

Culture
Pueblo: Acoma
Material
clay and paint
Made in
New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Owl Figure3642/2

Large pear-shaped polychrome pottery owl. Wide-eyed upright bird with matte white slip and painted feathers. There are protruding vertical wings with painted feathers on each front, and an arch of tail feathers at the back. There is a small 1 cm hole at the back. The owl has large raised circular orange eyes with large black pupils encircled by small black dots. The owl has two pointed orange ears on top of the head that extend down into a small hooked beak with two small painted nostrils. 'ACOMA, N.M.' and 'P1581' on base. Unsigned.

Culture
Pueblo: Acoma
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Owl Figure3642/1

Large pear-shaped polychrome pottery owl. Wide-eyed upright bird with glossy off-white slip and painted feathers. The owl has large inset circular orange eyes encircled with lash-like lines. There are two small painted nostrils instead of a beak. Two small, rounded ears on top of the head that are orange on the front, and black on the back. There is a small 1 cm hole in the base. 'ACOMA, N.M.' and '4' on base. Unsigned.

Culture
Pueblo: Acoma
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Seed Pot3573/12

Small round 'seed' pot. Small vessel with rounded shoulder that tapers in to a rounded bottom. There is a small hole at top, centre. Zoomorphic and anthropomorphic designs all over in bold brown-black and dark red-brown on a light off-white background.

Culture
Pueblo: Acoma
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3549/3

Round white pot with a wide circular opening and straight lip. Shoulder curves out sharply before gently tapering to a small circular base. Base is concave. Lip and shoulder are white and decorated with rows of imprinted semi-circles; black band painted where lip and shoulder meet. Band has a meander-like pattern, made up of white triangles. Edge above base is painted white. Four rectangular panels painted along sides of pot, divided by white lines. All panels have an identical design consisting of a diagonal band, stretching from the bottom left to the top right corner, creating two triangles in the top left and bottom right corners of the rectangle. Band has a white zigzag through the centre, creating an alternating triangle motifs; top triangles are orange, bottom ones are white with black lines throughout. Top triangle is filled with smaller triangles, ovals, diamonds and a meander-like pattern; done in black, white and orange. Bottom triangle is filled with smaller triangles, intersecting lines and floral motifs; done in black and white. Artist signature painted across base; pencil inscription along edge.

Culture
Pueblo: Acoma
Material
clay and paint
Made in
New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storyteller Figure3549/7

Ceramic figure of a female storyteller. She is depicted sitting, with her legs stretched out straight in front of her, and holding a circular container. Three children are sitting on her legs, one is holding her left hip and she has three children balanced on each arm. All figures are white. She has a smooth circular face, with a thin pointed nose and round open mouth. Her eyes are painted closed; done in black, mouth is dark pink. Black hair is painted along the top, back and sides of her head; two buns protrude from either side, with pink hair ties wrapped around them. There is a butterfly on the side of her left bun. She is wearing tall boots, a long-sleeved dress, and necklace. Boots are white with black soles and black line decorations. Necklace consists of pink beads with matching fringe extending from the beads; inverted "U" pendant in centre of necklace. Dress is mostly black with white scalloped trim along the bottom edge. Sleeves, pointed collar and upper left section of dress are white. Sleeves are trimmed with black and pink stripes. Wrapped around her waist is a pink belt, that ties on the right side, with black geometric designs throughout. The container she is holding is white with a small circular opening in the top centre; animals motifs painted across surface, in black. The children all have black hair; boys have short hair, girls have braids. Their eyes consist of curved lines and mouths are oval-shaped. They are wearing an assortment of outfits, consisting of overalls, buttoned shirts, vests and short-sleeved shirts; done in black, orange, pink and white. A majority of the children have their hands stretched towards the storyteller's container. One child, sitting on the storyteller's left leg, is holding a small black bird. Artist signature painted on base of figure.

Culture
Pueblo: Acoma
Material
clay and paint
Made in
New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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