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Olla (water jar)
Native American, Ancestral Pueblo
Prehistoric
1000–1275
Object Place: Puerco River valley to Reserve region, Arizona (E. Central) or New Mexico (W. Central), United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with slip paint
Dimensions
Overall: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.), diameter: 29.2 cm (11 1/2 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 Number1989.234
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionCibola White ware, Escavada Black-on-white style. Exterior with prominent zigzag motif; neck with bands of vertical striping. Globular-shaped vessel with short pouring spout. The spout has on it four equally shaped rake symbols. A wide band of lightning bolt-shaped lines within triangels bordered by an upper and lower band.
ProvenanceSold by Martha Hopkins Struever (dealer; b. 1931 - d. 2017) to a private collection, Chicago [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. 31.
NOTE: See "The Ancient Southwest" (exh. cat., Hurst Gallery, May 12 - July 31, 1989), cat. no. 31.