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Laguna Pueblo Historic Polychrome Child’s Olla - C3642i
This is an historic child-size water jar that has been determined to have originated at Laguna Pueblo, probably in the early 1900s. It is an exceptional work of art. The design field is separated into body design and neck design, which perfectly accentuates and compliments the form of the jar. The neck design is comprised of stacked and tilted parallelograms, each painted in dark red, outlined in black, and split in the center with a white line. The parallelograms extend from the edge of the rim down to the framing line at the shoulder.
The body design is strong and bold black floral elements, each petal of which is split with a white line down its center. These floral elements encircle the body and each is connected with a deep red parallelogram like those on the neck design. Black droplets in pairs are suspended from the lower slim framing line, barely discernable because it is overpowered by the wide black framing line above it that also is split down its center with a white line.