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Olla (water jar)
Native American, A:shiwi (Zuni)
about 1880–92
Object Place: Zuni, New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with red and brown slip paint
Dimensions
Overall: 23.5 x 33.7 cm (9 1/4 x 13 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Greely Loring
Accession Number93.4
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionRed and brown terrace decorations cover the white ground exterior, and the interior and bottom are brown.
ProvenanceAbout 1884/1885, probably acquired in New Mexico by Clarence Pullen (b. 1850 - d. 1902), Boston [see note]; sold by Pullen to Charles Greely Loring (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Boston; 1893, gift of Charles Greely Loring to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 3, 1893)
NOTE: Pullen was surveyor general of New Mexico from 1884 until 1885.
NOTE: Pullen was surveyor general of New Mexico from 1884 until 1885.