Vessel
2020-6-1
From: United States of America | New Mexico | Zia Pueblo
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 2020-6-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Zia Pueblo |
| Provenience | United States of America | New Mexico | Zia Pueblo |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Creator | Sofia Pino Medina |
| Date Made | 1932 - 1991 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Iconography | Roadrunner |
| Inscription Language | English Language |
| Description | The object is a Pueblo vessel made by artist Sofia Pino Medina (1932-2010) of the Zia Pueblo, just north of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sofia Medina learned the traditional methods (from digging clay to firing the painted vessel) from her mother Trinidad Medina, herself an accomplished renowed potter. The vessel depicts two Zia roadrunner birds paired with a geometric design of abstract feathers and clouds. |
| Height | 19.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 25.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of R.W. Delaney, 2020 |
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