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Jar (Olla)
1860-19279 9/16 x 11 7/16 in. (24.3 x 29 cm)
Unknown, Acoma Pueblo
Native American
Object Type:
Ceramics
Medium and Support:
Clay and mineral paints
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James Sibley Watson
Accession Number:
1927.26
Location: Currently on view
Typically thin-walled and light-weight, ollas were originally used to carry and store water. As with most pueblo pottery, women traditionally made the jars; they dug the clay, painted designs using colors derived from plants or minerals and fired the pots. This tightly-drawn overall geometric pattern is one of many variations in Acoma design, a mark of potters responding to changing economic demands, and bridging those demands with ties to their traditional forms.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
[Gallery label text, 2009]
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Because the Mountain is our Mother 12/6/1985 - 1/26/1986
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Rochester Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Handbook. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 1961.
- Memorial Art Gallery. ARTiculate. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 2000--.
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