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Olla (water jar)
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Olla (water jar)

Maria Garcia Melchor (Native American, about 1900–1950)
1900–20
Object PlaceSanto Domingo, New Mexico, United States
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with slip paint
Dimensions30.48 cm (12 in.)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie and Alan Strauss
Accession number1991.525
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
Provenance1955, purchased in New Mexico by Alan and Marjorie Strauss, Lexington, MA; 1991, gift of Alan and Marjorie Strauss to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 26, 1991)
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