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Olla (water jar)
Native American, A:shiwi (Zuni)
1860s–70s
Object Place: Zuni, New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with red, black, and brown slip paint
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 x 25.4 cm (6 1/2 x 10 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Greely Loring
Accession Number93.8
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionThis water jar is white, with borders, scrolls, and deer in red and brown. The bottom is black. The large mouth and full body give this pot a squat appearance. The paint appears to be fired on and depicts a repeating horse-like animal with various geometric motifs. The interior has traces of a powdery dark red paint or residue.
Marks
P 9217
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.