GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This relatively small but finely executed jar displays one of the most important life-sustaining crops in the Americas—corn. Corn was cultivated in the US Southwest from at least 200 CE. Along with squash and beans, corn became a staple food source for the region’s inhabitants.
Excerpt from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Hopi Visions: Journey of the Human Spirit, Label text, 2018.
NOTES
Artist: Al Qoyawayma, Hopi, 1990 (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 06/05/17 and 10/19/17.
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Qoyawayma_Al: ULAN: 500127382
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Hopi: AAT: 300017763
Southwestern North American styles (Pre-Columbian): AAT: 300016920
Pueblo (Native American style): AAT: 300017746
Geography
Arizona (state): TGN: 7006451
Southwest (general region): TGN: 4010660
Process/materials
ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
clay: AAT: 300010439
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
firing (technique): AAT: 300053887
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Individuals
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vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
jars (vessels): AAT: 300195347
serving dishes: AAT: 300198294
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
ritual objects: AAT: 300312158
portable: AAT: 300256252
monochrome: AAT: 300137660
plant-derived motifs: AAT: 300164599
plants (living organisms): AAT: 300132360
corn (zea mays species): AAT: 377375398
maize (plant/zea mays species): AAT: 300375398
life (biological concepts): AAT: 300055134
fertility: AAT: 300379149
growth: AAT: 300055136
food: AAT: 300254496
squash (gourd): AAT: 300391217
bean (seed): AAT: 300011863
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From 2014: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert I. Kramer [1], [2], [3]
[1] The main source for this provenance is existing information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
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General Description
This relatively small but finely executed jar displays one of the most important life-sustaining crops in the Americas—corn. Corn was cultivated in the US Southwest from at least 200 CE. Along with squash and beans, corn became a staple food source for the region’s inhabitants.
Excerpt from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Hopi Visions: Journey of the Human Spirit, Label text, 2018.
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Web Resources
Notes
Artist: Al Qoyawayma, Hopi, 1990 (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 06/05/17 and 10/19/17.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Qoyawayma_Al: ULAN: 500127382
Cultures
Hopi: AAT: 300017763
Southwestern North American styles (Pre-Columbian): AAT: 300016920
Pueblo (Native American style): AAT: 300017746
Geography
Arizona (state): TGN: 7006451
Southwest (general region): TGN: 4010660
Process/materials
ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
clay: AAT: 300010439
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
firing (technique): AAT: 300053887
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
jars (vessels): AAT: 300195347
serving dishes: AAT: 300198294
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
ritual objects: AAT: 300312158
portable: AAT: 300256252
monochrome: AAT: 300137660
plant-derived motifs: AAT: 300164599
plants (living organisms): AAT: 300132360
corn (zea mays species): AAT: 377375398
maize (plant/zea mays species): AAT: 300375398
life (biological concepts): AAT: 300055134
fertility: AAT: 300379149
growth: AAT: 300055136
food: AAT: 300254496
squash (gourd): AAT: 300391217
bean (seed): AAT: 300011863
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PROVENANCE
From 2014: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert I. Kramer [1], [2], [3]
[1] The main source for this provenance is existing information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
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