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Olla (water jar)
Native American, Acoma Pueblo
1900–20
Object Place: Acoma, New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with slip paint
Dimensions
28.57 cm (11 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Sidney and Miriam Stoneman, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Morley and the Fraser Family Foundation
Accession Number1993.2
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionLargely black and white vessel with a small base. Sides flare dramatically to wide point near shoulder level. Red slip around base and black and white slip painting of geometric forms which sweep around the pot on a diagonal.
ProvenanceJanuary 9, 1993, anonymous sale (sale no. 1487), Skinner, Bolton, MA, lot 7, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 27, 1993)