Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico
19th century
Earthenware, mineral and vegetal pigments
Height 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); width 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Taos, New Mexico
Acoma Pueblo pottery of the 19th century represents a continuation of ceramic traditions rooted in the prehistoric Southwest, distinguished by thin-walled construction and densely painted decoration in black and white on a cream slip ground. This olla was made for domestic use rather than the visitor market, as evidenced by pronounced ladle wear on the interior rim from regular household use, a detail that places the vessel within the lived material culture of Acoma rather than the trading post economy. The exterior is decorated with interlocking triangles, checkered elements, and hatched fields arranged in horizontal registers in the classic Acoma formal vocabulary.
The painted decoration is well preserved with strong contrast between the dark pigment and cream ground, and the vessel retains its unslipped terracotta base typical of 19th-century production. At 10 3/4 inches tall and 11 inches wide the piece has substantial presence, with the broad shoulder profile characteristic of Acoma storage and water jars of this period. The piece comes from a private Taos collection.
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Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico
19th century
Earthenware, mineral and vegetal pigments
Height 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); width 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Taos, New Mexico
Acoma Pueblo pottery of the 19th century represents a continuation of ceramic traditions rooted in the prehistoric Southwest, distinguished by thin-walled construction and densely painted decoration in black and white on a cream slip ground. This olla was made for domestic use rather than the visitor market, as evidenced by pronounced ladle wear on the interior rim from regular household use, a detail that places the vessel within the lived material culture of Acoma rather than the trading post economy. The exterior is decorated with interlocking triangles, checkered elements, and hatched fields arranged in horizontal registers in the classic Acoma formal vocabulary.
The painted decoration is well preserved with strong contrast between the dark pigment and cream ground, and the vessel retains its unslipped terracotta base typical of 19th-century production. At 10 3/4 inches tall and 11 inches wide the piece has substantial presence, with the broad shoulder profile characteristic of Acoma storage and water jars of this period. The piece comes from a private Taos collection.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
