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Olla (water jar)
Dora Tse-Pé (Native American, born in 1939)
Native American, San Ildefonso Pueblo
1992
Object Place: San Ildefonso, New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with polished slip and turquoise
Dimensions
Overall: 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.)
Diam. (Overall): 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.)
Diam. (Overall): 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Lois and Stephen Kunian, Mary-Louise Meyer in memory of Norman Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Dumaine , and Mrs. Lillian Bombaci
Accession Number1992.522
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionBlack polished pot with sculptural serpent around shoulder and rim. Serpent eye of inlaid turquoise; upper rim is sienna.
Signed
On base: Dora / of / San Ildefonso / 1992
Inscriptions
Provenance1992, sold by the Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 16, 1992)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.