Early San Ildefonso Pueblo Olla Pottery

ca.  1900 -1910

10" H x 11.5" D

Hand Coiled Polychrome with a Tall Neck Jar and Wide Bulbous Lower Body Black with Red on Gray Slip and Red Base with Painted Geometric Design

In Very Good Condition

San Ildefonso Pueblo, located in northern New Mexico along the Rio Grande, has a long and rich pottery tradition rooted in Ancestral Puebloan techniques that date back centuries. An olla is a traditional water jar or storage vessel, typically large, globular or bulbous in shape with a narrow neck or flared rim, designed for carrying and storing water (often balanced on the head). Early San Ildefonso ollas were hand-coiled from local clay, polished with stones, slipped, painted with mineral pigments, and fired outdoors in pits.