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Object Number 995-29-10/73721
Display Title Polychrome-on-white olla: geometric motif
Descriptions
Object Description Small olla with undecorated red bottom, lower 1/4 and interior. Upper body consists of white background with circular, triangular and scalloped motifs in black with four red triangular shapes. Scalloped edge at rim in black with descending black bands. Dimensions: 24.8 cm high x 27.0 cm max. dia. * Not signed but Wright's photograph reads "Sofia Medina, Zia".
Inventory Description Ceramic vase, flat base, rounded body, sloped neck, curvilinear and geometric painted designs on exterior
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Date 1960-1989
Artist Sofia Medina
Culture
  • Zia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico
Dimensions Overall: 24.8 x 26.5 x 25.5 cm (9 3/4 x 10 7/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73721
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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