Zuni Polychrome Jar

with concave base, high shoulder and slight encircling groove beneath the flaring neck and rim, painted with a classic Rain Bird motif.

Hudson River Museum Collection, Yonkers, NY (received in 1933 as a gift from the Ludlow estate, Yonkers, NY)

Phillips Auction House, New York City, November 1980, lot 28

Collection of Harry Bober, New York City

Sotheby's New York, May 1989, lot 28

Acquired from Christopher Selser, Santa Fe, NM in 1992

Small rim chips but otherwise very good condition.
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For a discussion of Rain Bird motifs see Lanmon and Harlow, 2008, pp. 188-191: "The complex figure on the body was named a "Rain Bird" by Mera, who published a study of these fascinating jars in 1938. Every turn, step, and bend of the classic Rainbird figure is faithfully reproduced in virtually all the Rainbird jars made from the inception of the style."