Zuni pottery
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Zuni pottery is a traditional Native American ceramic art form from the Zuni people of the American Southwest, known for its fine white clay, intricate geometric and animal designs, and highly polished surfaces.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American pottery
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ceramic art ⓘ traditional craft ⓘ |
| artFormOf | Zuni Pueblo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture | Zuni culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Zuni people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
highly polished surface
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lightweight construction ⓘ thin walls ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ancestral Puebloan pottery ⓘ |
| languageContext | Zuni language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | clay ⓘ |
| motifType |
nature imagery
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religious imagery ⓘ symbolic designs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Puebloan artistic traditions
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Southwestern Native American art ⓘ |
| productionType |
handmade
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non-industrial ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American Southwest
|
| relatedTo |
Acoma pottery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hopi pottery NERFINISHED ⓘ Pueblo pottery ⓘ |
| technique |
coil-built construction
ⓘ
hand-coiled ⓘ outdoor firing ⓘ slip application ⓘ stone polishing ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
contemporary period
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historic period ⓘ pre-contact era ⓘ |
| traditionalMaterial | fine white clay ⓘ |
| typicalColor |
black paint
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red paint ⓘ white ground ⓘ |
| typicalDesign |
animal motifs
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bird motifs ⓘ deer motifs ⓘ geometric patterns ⓘ heartline deer motif ⓘ rainbird motif ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial purposes
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domestic storage ⓘ food storage ⓘ tourist art market ⓘ trade ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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