Large Ma'sta kya Butterfly Design Water Jar
From the Matsaki Polychrome (circa 1475-1680+) the production of glaze-decorated, white-slipped pottery declined in the Ashiwi villages and was replaced gradually by the buff-colored pottery decorated with matte mineral paint. This is known as the Matsaki Polychrome. This pottery form is called a Water Jar with the Matsaki Butterfly motifs, that depict insects & nature movement, symbolic images that the Ashiwi people had seen and painted on their vessels. This unique large jar is one of a kind with this ancient design patterns. Signed: PALOMA 8/2024 Zuni, NM