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Olla (water jar)
Attributed to: SaraFina Gutierrez Tafoya (Ka-saweh or Autumn Leaf) (Kha-’Po Owingeh (Santa Clara Pueblo), 1863–1949)
Native American, Kha-’Po Owingeh (Santa Clara Pueblo)
about 1890
Object Place: Santa Clara, New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with polished slip
Dimensions
25.4 x 29.84 cm (10 x 11 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Laura F. Andreson
Accession Number1984.632
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionCurved sides, domed bottom, spool shaped neck, flaring scallped rim. Burnished black outside, three incuse bear claw designs on neck. Bear claw motif.
ProvenanceBetween about 1930 and 1932, acquired by Laura Andreson (b. 1902 - d. 1999), Los Angeles; 1984, gift of Laura Andreson to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 21, 1984)