Laguna Pueblo Polychrome Double-Lobe Jar [SOLD]

Special Value Offer: we have been authorized to offer this at a 1/3rd price reduction from the original price of $4200 to $2800.

This superlative Laguna Pueblo polychrome olla dates to circa 1900-1920, and makes a fantastic visual statement by its unusual vessel shape. I have not seen an explanation for double-lobe vessels of this style, but they appeared during the Prehistoric as well as the Historic periods. Could they have been ceremonial? Could they have been whimsical and experimental? Whatever the reason, they are relatively rare and extremely interesting.

The underbody is slipped in orange and there is an orange band at the waist. The neck interior is slipped in dark red down to the upper interior shoulder. The rim top is black and the design field has been divided into two sections, from underbody to waist, and waist to rim. The design fields are different in each section. The upper section is a continuous band of diamonds comprised of parallel lines, within which is a pair of cloud elements. The design of the lower section is similar, but the elements are triangular in shape.

Provenance:  this Laguna Pueblo Polychrome Double-Lobe Jar is from a family collection from Wyoming

Condition: very good condition.

Recommended Reading: Acoma & Laguna Pottery by Rick Dillingham