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Object Number 2000.4.12
Display Title Olla
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Olla
Object Description Polychrome olla with parrots, diamonds, paired feathers, paired coves, arcs, rain, elongated leaves and yucca. White, black, orange, red and pink. Interior red-slipped for a few inches below the rim, with green ink-like stains. Red-slipped, concave base. Broken and restored.
Inventory Description Jar, olla, polychrome parrot, rain, yucca and geometric designs on buff, mended
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Acoma
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / <County> / <City> / Pueblo of Acoma
Dimensions Overall: 21 x 24 x 24 cm (8 1/4 x 9 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object Acoma/N. M.; 2000.4.12, Acoma N. M.
Credit Line Gift of Sara G. Seagrave
Provenance
Collector Caroline G. Rosetta (Spring 1971)
Donor Sara G. Seagrave (Spring 1971 - 2/7/2000)

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