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Olla (water jar)
Native American, K'apovi (Santa Ana Pueblo)
about 1910–20
Object Place: Santa Ana, New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with red, white, and black slip paint
Dimensions
Overall: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.)
Diam. (Overall): 20.3 cm (8 in.)
Diam. (Overall): 20.3 cm (8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic C. Dumaine
Accession Number1992.199
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionRed clay body; red, white, and brown-black slip painting. Scalloped painting around rim with floral painting to shoulder band. Geometric body painting, white rectangles within vertically oriented red stepped shapes within white ovals. Wide red band at foot.
Provenance1992, sold by Bernheimer's Antique Arts, Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 26, 1992)