id:			117338
accession number:	1937.898
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1937.898
updated:		2022-06-08 09:00:24.449000

Water Jar (Olla), 1850-1860
. Southwest, Pueblo, Zuni, Post- Contact Period, 19th century. Ceramic; overall: 25.5 x 33 cm (10 1/16 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White 1937.898

title:				Water Jar (Olla)
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creation date:			1850-1860

creation date earliest:		1850
creation date latest:		1860
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creditline:			Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White
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culture:	Southwest, Pueblo, Zuni, Post- Contact Period, 19th century
technique:	ceramic
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Native North America
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Overall: 25.5 x 33 cm (10 1/16 x 13 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection
	opening date:   2010-03-07T00:00:00
	<i>Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (March 7-May 30, 2010).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 2010: "Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection" March 7 - May 30, 2010

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PROVENANCE

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wall description: 
The Zuni carried water in jars like this one balanced atop the head. The water well was a gathering place and the vessels’ public visibility explains their elaborate decoration-here, a beautifully rendered rain bird whose beak spirals between two stylized wings. The wings’ stepped shape and hachure represent rain-filled clouds.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 343
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	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Museum Masters: 2016-17 Companion Guide.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016. <strong><br></strong>
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: P. 28
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IMAGES

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