Jar
1914
Artist
- Mrs. Ramos Aguilar, Kewa (Santo Domingo)
- Work Locations: Kewa pueblo (Santo Domingo pueblo)
- Active Dates: about 1890s to 1915
Culture
Kewa (Santo Domingo)
Country
United States
Object
jar
Medium
Clay
Accession Number
1941.349
Credit Line
Native Arts acquisition funds
Mrs. Ramos Aguilar (Kewa (Santo Domingo)), Jar, 1914. Clay; 9⅞ x 10 in. Denver Art Museum: Native Arts acquisition fund, 1941.349
Dimensions
height: 9 7/8 in, 25.0825 cm; diameter: 10 in, 25.4000 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
This object is currently on view
In 1910, in an effort to revive the art of pottery at Santo Domingo Pueblo, a group of three women artists from the Aguilar family developed a new style unique to their family. Instead of large areas of open white designs, the Aguilar sisters almost completely obliterated the white with bold black and red colors.
Known Provenance
Mrs. Ramos Aguilar [d. 1915], made in 1914 or 1915; Julius Seligman. Bernalillo Mercantile Co., of Bernalillo, NM, before 1941; Denver Art Museum, 1941.
