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Object Number
995-29-10/73654
Display Title
Polychrome-on-buff olla: bird and floral motifs
Descriptions
Object Description
Small olla with constricted neck and slightly flaring rim with widest diameter near center. Undecorated red bottom. Buff body with two black bird units, one with red and black dots on body, the other with a checkerboard black and buff body. Floral units separate birds, one with red and black dots, the other with a red flower. Bird tracks at bottom of body connect floral and bird units. Dimensions: 18.5 cm high x 21.1 cm max. dia.
*Signed on bottom of olla Santana Melchor Santo Domingo.
Inventory Description
Ceramic jar, concave base, rounded body, flared rim, polychrome with bird, floral, and linear designs
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960-1989
Artist
Santana Melchor
Culture
- Santo Domingo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 18.8 x 20.9 x 21 cm (7 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73654; Santana Melchor / Santo Domingo; SP; ICCC; ##
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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