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Olla (water jar)

about 1880–92
Object PlaceZuni, New Mexico, United States
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with red and brown slip paint
DimensionsOverall: 23.5 x 33.7 cm (9 1/4 x 13 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Charles Greely Loring
Accession number93.4
On View
On view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
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.

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1870–87
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1870–87
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about 1880
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1890–93
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1880–92
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1860s–70s
Eating bowl
about 1880–92
Owl effigy
about 1880–92
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from 1880–92
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1991