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1900-1910. 7" Zuni pot - Polychrome deer & frogs w heart line deer & frogs 7" w x 5.5" h It has a b

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1900-1910. 7  Zuni pot - Polychrome deer & frogs w heart line deer & frogs 7  w x 5.5  h  It has a b
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w heart line deer & frogs 7" w x 5.5" h It has a brown rim around the opening, also a distinctive puki impression on the underbody is present (pictured).The heartline deer motif, an innovation of the 1860-1870 time period, is prominent on this vessel. It was previously referred to as an antelope, the meaning of which was provided by John G. Bourke in 1881: 'The line running down from the animal’s mouth and terminating at its heart may be described as a “prayer.” It is a pictographic invocation to the “spirit of the antelope” to incline the hearts of the antelope on earth to put themselves in the way of the Zunis that they may kill them for food. I made careful inquiries upon this point and know that I have obtained the correct explanation. ' Provenance: Robert Owen Browne Museum Collection