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Olla or Jar

Culture: Pueblo, Cochiti, Native American
Medium: Clay, pigment
Place Made: ruins of old pueblo, Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico, USA
Dates: late 19th century
Dimensions: 20 1/2 x 20 in. (52.1 x 50.8cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in American Identities: A New Look, Centennial Era, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 02.257.2390
Credit Line: Riggs Pueblo Pottery Fund
Image: Overall, 02.257.2390_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: The large vessel or olla has a round body, a short, wide neck and a wide mouth. Approximately 2/3 of the surface is decorated with a red, white, and black floral motif design.The entire surface of the pot is highly burnished. It would be used as a water jar.

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