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Object Number
995-29-10/73662
Display Title
Polychrome-on-off white olla: raincloud and bird motifs
Descriptions
Object Description
Polychrome olla with concave bottom, flaring sides, constricted neck and slightly flaring rim. Undecorated red bottom, off white body with two rain cloud elements separated by stepped triangular unit. Two birds flank one rain cloud, a third bird is perched on the other rain cloud unit. Six stepped triangular units with rain cloud elements at rim. Undecorated red interior, off white interior at neck, black band at rim. Dimensions: 20 cm high x 23.6 cm max. dia.
Inventory Description
Jar, olla, polychrome-on-buff biomorphic designs,flat base,incurving rim
Classification
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1932
Culture
- Cochiti
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 23.6 x 24 cm (7 7/8 x 9 5/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73662
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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