SKU: 151112-02

Santa Clara Pueblo Large Blackware Olla

$3,240.00

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Late 19th/Early 20th Century

12" H x 10.5" D

Hand Coiled Large Blackware Olla and Undecorated with Stone Polished Surface

In Very Good Condition

An Olla is a traditional large water or storage jar, typically globular or wide-bodied with a narrower neck or opening. Santa Clara blackware ollas are coil-built from local clay, smoothed, and often burnished to a high sheen using stones before firing. The deep black color results from a "reduction firing" process: the pots are fired in a smothered kiln (low oxygen) with organic materials like dung or wood, which carbonizes the surface. 

Condition: Very Good

Tribe: Santa Clara

Year Range: 1875 - 1900

Region: Southwest

Dimensions: 12 in10.5 in

Category: Pottery - Historic

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