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Object Number
995-29-10/73735
Display Title
Polychrome-on-white olla with frogs: animal motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Small olla with white background and four molded frogs in red and brown on sides. Between each frog is a brown and red moth. Below each frog is a red and brown dragonfly. Below each moth is a brown tadpole. Above each frog are two brown tadpoles. Undecorated brown bottom. Dimensions: 18.2 cm high x 22.5 cm max. dia.
Inventory Description
Ceramic jar, rounded body tapers towards base, four reptile figures applied to surface with heads near rim, polychrome painted designs including butterflies, repairs around two of the reptile figures
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960-1989
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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New Mexico
Materials
Ceramic Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 17.8 x 22.5 x 22.5 cm (7 x 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73735
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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