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Acoma Jar
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Acoma Pot 2
Acoma Pueblo, Ceramic jar, 19th century, polychromed earthenware, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne H. MacFarlane, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 86.54

Compare these two Acoma jars. While both jars were made using the same techniques, different artists choose different variations of line, shape and colors to produce pottery that shares the Acoma style but differs as individual works of art.

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