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Olla (water jar)
Native American
Prehistoric
about 1050–1200
Object Place: Central Eastern Arizona and adjacent New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with slip paint
Dimensions
29.21 x 38.1 cm (11 1/2 x 15 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Lynch, Anne and Joseph P. Pellegrino, an anonymous donor, and Frank B. Bemis Fund
Accession Number1989.232
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionCibola White ware, Tularosa Black-on-white style. Globular vessel with short pouring spout. Fingerholds near the bottom to help grip this large jar. A meandering square design covers the upper two-thirds of the vessel. Inside and around the square motif are stepped triangles. Design of solid lines and lines made a series of fine lines creating a gray color.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Santa Fe, NM [see note]. 1989, sold by Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 27, 1989)
NOTE: See "The Ancient Southwest" (exh. cat., Hurst Gallery, May 12 - July 31, 1989), cat. no. 94.
NOTE: See "The Ancient Southwest" (exh. cat., Hurst Gallery, May 12 - July 31, 1989), cat. no. 94.