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Olla (water jar)

1870s
Object PlaceZuni, New Mexico, United States
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with red and brown slip paint
Dimensions29.84 x 37.46 cm (11 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit LineEverett Fund
Accession number87.37
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1884/1885, acquired in New Mexico by Clarence Pullen (b. 1850 - d. 1902), Boston; 1887, sold by Clarence Pullen to Charles Greely Loring (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Boston, for the MFA. (Accession Date: April 21, 1887)

NOTE: This is one of fifteen pieces acquired in 1887 for $100. Pullen was surveyor general of New Mexico from 1884 until 1885.
Restricted: For reference only
1870–87
Stew bowl
1870–87
Moccasin
about 1880
Dough bowl
Tsayutitsa
1890–93
Olla (water jar)
about 1880–92
Canteen
1880–92
Olla (water jar)
1860s–70s
Eating bowl
about 1880–92
Owl effigy
about 1880–92
Restricted: For reference only
from 1880–92
Dough Bowl
Quanita Kalestewa
1991