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During the period 1920 to 1940, many potters at Santo Domingo were hastily making tourist wares to be sold by the roadside, but later in the period, there was an improvement in the quality of the tourist wares. It was also at this time that designs began to include birds, plant forms, and animals, with accents in red, much more than ever before. The potential for sales seemed to be greater when these design elements were used.  This jar dates to circa 1930.

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