Casas Grandes polychrome jar

NameVessel

Maker Sabino (Cabi) Villalba Hernandez

Date1990-2000

Place madeMata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, slip, mineral pigments

Dimensions7 1/2 × 7 1/16 × 7 1/16 in. (19 × 18 × 18 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Frauke and Keith Roth, A.2016.3.1

Object numberA.2016.3.1

DescriptionJar, polychrome: tan, red-brown, and black. The design are mostly geometric based shapes. The design contains swirls, triangles, and a tennis racket-like shape with a black dot in the center. The signature of the potter is engraved in the bottom of the pot.