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Olla (water jar)

(Native American, about 1905–about 1994)
1982
Object PlaceSanta Ana, New Mexico, United States
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with polychrome slip paint
Dimensions15.24 cm (6 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by a friend of the Department of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture
Accession number1985.448
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Provenance1985, sold by the artist to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 1985)
Bowl
Maria Montoya Martinez (Poveka or Water Pond Lily)
about 1943–56
Olla (water jar)
Elvira S. Montoya
1990–93
Olla (water jar)
Clara Faith Paquin
1984
Double-spouted bottle
A.D. 200–350
Feather plate
Maria Montoya Martinez (Poveka or Water Pond Lily)
1960
Jar
Maria Montoya Martinez (Poveka or Water Pond Lily)
1926
Jar
Maria Montoya Martinez (Poveka or Water Pond Lily)
1926
Maria Montoya Martinez (Poveka or Water Pond Lily)
1925
Jar
Maria Montoya Martinez (Poveka or Water Pond Lily)
1926
Bowl
Maria Montoya Martinez (Poveka or Water Pond Lily)
about 1919–20
Cache vessel
A.D. 300–550
Group shot: 1988.1250 (top), 1988.1242 (bottom)
A.D. 300–550