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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0104   CAS 0370-0104; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Acoma Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Cibola
Other Geographic Data Acoma Pueblo
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900-1920
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Large olla or water jar with concave base, flaring sides, high shoulder, short inward sloping neck and wide mouth; Interior of neck and exterior lower body and base are slipped orange; Remainder of exterior is slipped white; Wide design band below shoulder repeats geometric motif in orange and black 8 times beneath 8 orange arches; Band above shoulder has parallel orange and black and white hachured zigzag bands; Jar is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 26.7, Rim Diam = 17.4, Max Diam = 32.9