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Round cream and black painted Acoma pottery jar with geometric designs on a grey background.

Vessel with Black-and-White Motifs

A large round earthenware jar with a broad red-brown base and a cream slip decorated in black geometric motifs. A central panel of stepped and triangular forms flanked by lozenges wraps the swelling body beneath a short, flared neck.

Artist
Pueblo of Acoma
Date
1890s
Medium
Earthenware and slip
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1265 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1899).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Robert Allerton Fund; Gladys N. Anderson Endowment; Mary and Leigh Block Endowment Fund

Español: Vasija de Acoma con diseño geométrico en blanco y negro

Una gran vasija redonda de barro con base rojiza y engobe crema decorado con motivos geométricos negros. Un panel central de formas escalonadas y triangulares, rodeado de rombos, recorre el cuerpo abultado bajo un cuello corto y abocinado.

Português: Vaso de Acoma com desenho geométrico em preto e branco

Uma grande jarra redonda de barro com base avermelhada e engobe creme decorado com motivos geométricos pretos. Um painel central de formas escalonadas e triangulares, cercado por losangos, envolve o corpo arredondado sob um pescoço curto e aberto.