Collection: Fenn

Item Number: FCHP251

Category: Pot

Region: Southwest

Tribe: San Juan Pueblo

Period: 1900-1925

Materials: Clay

Description: This San Juan olla was probably used to store corn. The small mouth was made to facilitate a flat stone lid that served to keep rodents and insects out.

Dimensions: Height 20 inches

References:

Hanson, James A., Spirits in the Arts: From the Plains and Soutwest Indian Cultures, The Lowell Press, Kansas City, 1994, pp 239

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