Jar

Jar

about 1925
Artist
Santana Melchor, Kewa (Santo Domingo), American, 1889-1978
Born: Kewa pueblo (Santo Domingo pueblo)
Work Locations: Kewa pueblo (Santo Domingo pueblo)
Active Dates: 1920s - 1978
Culture
Kewa (Santo Domingo)
Object
jar
Medium
clay
Accession Number
1963.333
Credit Line
Native Arts acquisition funds

Santana Melchor, Kewa (Santo Domingo), 1889–1978, New Mexico, Jar, about 1925. Painted ceramic, 10½ × 8⅛ in. (26.7 × 20.6 cm), Native Arts acquisition funds, 1963.333

Dimensions
height: 9.75 in, 24.7650 cm; width: 9 in, 22.8600 cm; height: 10.5 in, 26.6700 cm; diameter: 8.125 in, 20.6375 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Made by Santana Melchor (b. around 1888), before 1963. Unknown Source/Donor; Denver Art Museum, 1963.

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