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Jar/Olla

Object Details

Collection History
Said to have been collected by Septima V. Koehler (1848-1918, a teacher at St. Elizabeth's School, Rosebud, South Dakota) but more likely from the collection of Septima's great-niece, Elizabeth Hutchings Zulauf Kelemen (1898-1997) and her husband Pál Kelemen (1894-1993); donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Kelemen in 1967.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
San Ildefonso Pueblo
Possible owner
Septima V. Koehler (Septima Vespasia Koehler), Non-Indian, 1848-1918
Previous owner
Pál Kelemen, Non-Indian, 1894-1993
Elizabeth Zulauf Kelemen (Elizabeth Hutchings Zulauf Kelemen/Mrs. Pál Kelemen), Non-Indian, 1898-1997
Donor
Pál Kelemen, Non-Indian, 1894-1993
Elizabeth Zulauf Kelemen (Elizabeth Hutchings Zulauf Kelemen/Mrs. Pál Kelemen), Non-Indian, 1898-1997
Date created
1880-1900
Object Name
Jar/Olla
Media/Materials
Pottery, clay slip
Techniques
Coiled/hand built, slipped, burnished
Dimensions
28.30 x 32.50 x 32.50 cm
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
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