Description:
Southwest Polychrome Pottery Olla, Acoma, c. late 19th century, with high shoulder and tapering rim, painted in a single arrangement of joined diamonds and roundels filled by a profusion of symmetrical solid and crosshatched devices, shows ladle wear and patina of use, (chips and loss to rim),ht. 10 1/2, wd. 11 1/4 in.
Provenance: Private collection, Long Island, New York; Butterfield & Butterfield, December 2, 1992, Lot 3437.
Estimate $3,000-4,000
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American Indian & Tribal Art
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