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Originally from Acoma Pueblo, potter Jennie Laate adopted Zuni stylistic elements into her work when she married a Zuni man and moved to his Pueblo. This olla features four bands of design bordered by flowers set in scalloped circles. The three lower bands each contain stylized animal depictions: a band of three hummingbirds or roadrunners is flanked on each side by two Heartline deer residing inside “houses” that themselves resemble bat-like creatures. This vessel depicts animals in a multi-faceted manner, layering symbolic and decorative elements to create a complex visual of intersecting living creatures.
Zuni Polychrome Olla
Artist/Maker
Jennie Laate
Acoma-Zuni, 1933 - 1999
Date1981
MediumClay, polychrome
Dimensions8 1/2 × 9 in. (21.6 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Joshua C. Whetzel, Jr.
Object numberF2004.082.002
ClassificationsCeramics
Keyword
On View
On viewCollections
DescriptionWhetzel #3. Modern Native American art- Women Artists Highlights
Originally from Acoma Pueblo, potter Jennie Laate adopted Zuni stylistic elements into her work when she married a Zuni man and moved to his Pueblo. This olla features four bands of design bordered by flowers set in scalloped circles. The three lower bands each contain stylized animal depictions: a band of three hummingbirds or roadrunners is flanked on each side by two Heartline deer residing inside “houses” that themselves resemble bat-like creatures. This vessel depicts animals in a multi-faceted manner, layering symbolic and decorative elements to create a complex visual of intersecting living creatures.