Large Storage Jar (c. 900–1100): Art, History and Details

Large Storage Jar (c. 900–1100) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

The Hohokam Arizona were accomplished agriculturalists whose decline after 1350 was caused partially by drought, and then flooding that overcame irrigation canals. Many Hohokam settlements boasted large public structures including platform mounds and oval ballcourts. The latter reveal contact with Mexico, where the ballgame was a long-established tradition.

Object facts

• Title: Large Storage Jar
• Date: c. 900–1100
• Culture: Southwest, Arizona, Hohokam, 10th-11th century
• Type: Ceramic
• Technique: Ceramic, slip
• Dimensions: Overall: 24.5 x 32.7 cm (9 5/8 x 12 7/8 in.)
• Collection: AA - Native North America
• Department: Art of the Americas
• Accession number: 1983.16

Collection credit

James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund

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