New Indian - Portrait Jar
Artist
Peter B. Jones
(Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Onondaga, Beaver Clan)
Date2010
MediumClay, copper, pigment, shell, wood, Quahog shell (Mercenaria mercenaria), synthetic sinew, coated wire
Dimensions15” H x 7 1/2” Diam.
SignedBack near base: P B Jones ‘10
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object numberNA2010.104.LMA
DescriptionBust of man with tall headdress with four feathers topped with loops with beaded sinew. Representations of three teeth or claws, a vertical line of beads, vertical line of triangles, and serpent in relief. He also wears copper earrings with wooden beads and the representation of an iPod Shuffle with earbud connected with a white wire. Wheel-thrown bottom, hand built face and headdress.
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
Exhibitions
To Take Shape and Meaning: Form and Design in American Indian Art
Beyond the Beat: Explorations in Music and Culture
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