Polychrome Bowl
We'wha
c. 1890
Medium
Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions
16.5 × 42 cm (6 1/2 × 16 1/2 in.)
Classification
bowl
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
207253
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Toward the end of the nineteenth century, an artistic renewal occurred throughout the Southwest as centuries-old styles and techniques were recast in response to increasing public interest in Native American art and culture. Potters from several pueblos, or towns, developed innovative vessel shapes and designs by adapting and adding to the achievements of their ancestors. The styles and symbolic forms expressed each com-munity’s particular historical identity and sense of place. The interior of ...