Artist

Zia Pueblo

132681

Works

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Style

Zia’s work is defined by its zia sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Selected works

132681 pieces

Polychrome Jar

Possibly Theodora Galvan Shije, Hayeina (Zia Pueblo, c. 1899–1990) Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico

Polychrome Jar

Tomasita Shije Medina, Husreiti’ (Zia Pueblo, 1897–1990) Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico

Polychrome Jar

Isabel Medina Toribio, Aitiye’ (Zia Pueblo, c. 1884–1939) Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico

Storage Jar

Ceramist unknown (Zia Pueblo, active 19th century) Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico

Bowl with Large Diamond-Shaped Area Interior with Dotted Lines and Diamonds, and Interlocking Stepped Motifs

Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), possibly St. John's Black-on-white West-central New Mexico

Dipper or Ladle with Interlocking Zigzag and Step-Fret Designs

Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Black-on-white West-central New Mexico

Bowl with Bold Black-on-White Diamond and Zizgag Motifs

Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan) West-central New Mexico

Bowl with Textured Surface Decoration

Ceramist unknown (possibly Ancestral Puebloan) New Mexico

Bowl with Textured Surface Decoration in Basketry-Like Pattern

Ceramist unknown (possibly Ancestral Puebloan) Southwest, United States

Parrot Olla

Ceramist unknown (Acoma) Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico

Storage Jar with Horizontal Bands of Interlocking Scrolls

Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Black Mesa Black-on-white Kayenta area, northeastern Arizona, United States

Vessel with Black-and-White Motifs

Ceramist unknown (Acoma) Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico

Storage Jar (Olla)

Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Betatakin Black-on-white Kayenta area, northeastern Arizona, United States

Storage Jar (Olla) with Black, White, and Hathed Linked Scrolls, Triangles, and Stepped Motifs

Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Tularosa Black-on-white West-central New Mexico

Mug with Interlocking Geometric Pattern with Zigzag Motifs and Crosshatching

Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Mesa Verde Black-on-white Southern Colorado, United States

Jar with Interlocking-Stepped Motifs in Diagonal Pattern

Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Tularosa Black-on-white West-central New Mexico

Jar with Horned Serpents and Interlocking, Hatched-and-Black Stepped Designs

Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Socorro Black-on-white West-central New Mexico

Miniature Bowl with Interior Bird-Wing Motif

Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Gila Polychrome Arizona

Bowl with Interlocking Zigzag Motif in Four-Part Design on Interior Walls

Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Kayenta Black-on-white Kayenta area, north-east Arizona, United States