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Object Number
995-29-10/73720
Display Title
Polychrome-on-white olla
Descriptions
Object Description
Large, heavy olla with undecorated red bottom, lower 1/5 and interior. Upper body consists of white background with three medallion areas outlined in arching bands of tan and red. Interior of panels has Zia bird in black with geometric motifs around inside edge. Panels separated by geometric motifs of horizontal bands and four-leaf plant motif outlined in black. Scalloped edges in black and at rim. Dimensions: 34.2 cm high x 44.6 cm max. dia.
* Signed on bottom of olla Ruby Panama, Zia.
Inventory Description
Ceramic jar, flat base, rounded body, sloped neck, painted polychrome designs including images of birds on exterior
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970-1989
Artist
Ruby Panama
Culture
- Zia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 35 x 43 x 44 cm (13 3/4 x 16 15/16 x 17 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73720; Ruby Panana / Zia
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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