Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico
1880
Pottery, mineral pigments
Height 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); diameter 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Provenance: Larry Frank, Taos, New Mexico; private California collection
Laguna Pueblo pottery of the late 19th century occupies a distinctive place within the Rio Grande ceramic tradition, characterized by bold polychrome decoration combining geometric and organic motifs in black, white, and warm earth tones. This olla features a densely composed body design of large leaf or petal forms set within geometric figures, framed by a checkerboard band at the shoulder — a decorative arrangement associated with Laguna work of this period. The vessel comes from two collections of note, including the holdings of Larry Frank of Taos, a recognized authority on Southwestern material culture.
The form is a full-bodied storage olla with a broad shoulder and slightly constricted neck, proportions consistent with Laguna production of the 1880s. The all-over patterning, executed with confident brushwork in multiple pigments, demonstrates the technical range characteristic of Laguna potters working in the classic period. At 11 1/2 inches tall and 12 inches in diameter the vessel has strong display presence.
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Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico
1880
Pottery, mineral pigments
Height 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); diameter 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Provenance: Larry Frank, Taos, New Mexico; private California collection
Laguna Pueblo pottery of the late 19th century occupies a distinctive place within the Rio Grande ceramic tradition, characterized by bold polychrome decoration combining geometric and organic motifs in black, white, and warm earth tones. This olla features a densely composed body design of large leaf or petal forms set within geometric figures, framed by a checkerboard band at the shoulder — a decorative arrangement associated with Laguna work of this period. The vessel comes from two collections of note, including the holdings of Larry Frank of Taos, a recognized authority on Southwestern material culture.
The form is a full-bodied storage olla with a broad shoulder and slightly constricted neck, proportions consistent with Laguna production of the 1880s. The all-over patterning, executed with confident brushwork in multiple pigments, demonstrates the technical range characteristic of Laguna potters working in the classic period. At 11 1/2 inches tall and 12 inches in diameter the vessel has strong display presence.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
