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Olla (water jar)
Myrtle Cata (Native American, born in 1953)
Native American, Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)
1991
Object Place: San Juan, New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Micaceous earthenware with polished slip
Dimensions
Overall: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.)
Diam. (Overall): 29.8cm (11 3/4 in.)
Diam. (Overall): 29.8cm (11 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by The Seminarians in honor of Jonathan L. Fairbanks
Accession Number1991.472
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionWater jar (Olla) form with wide mouth, short neck rounded shoulder tightly dropping with strong diagonal to base. Black smudged exposing some red-brown slip with polished micaceous surface.
Signed
On bottom in script: M. Cata / San Juan / Pueblo
Provenance1991, sold by Andrews Pueblo Pottery and Art Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 26, 1991)