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Olla (water jar)

(Native American, 1924–1992)
about 1984
Object PlaceHopi, Arizona, United States
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with slip paint
Dimensions17.46 x 21.27 cm (6 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by a friend of the Department of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture
Accession number1984.539
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Inscriptions
Provenance1984, sold by the artist to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 24, 1984)
Cache vessel
A.D. 300–550
Group shot: 1988.1250 (top), 1988.1242 (bottom)
A.D. 300–550
View 1
1890s
Restricted: For reference only
1870–87
Corn meal bowl
about 1880
Jar
before 1887
Jar
before 1887
Hanging pot
before 1887
Stew bowl
1870–87