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Historic San Juan Pueblo Stone Polished Black Child’s Water Jar - C3642E
For those who like small vessels, this is a must! This is one of the nicest small San Juan Pueblo polished black ollas on the market. Its shape is faithfully reproduced from a large jar down to this size, a size frequently called a Child's Water Jar. It is the traditional San Juan style with a polished black upper body and polished gray underbody, which has been made for centuries. In these jars, the red slip is wiped over the upper 2/3rd of the vessel body and the lower 1/3rd left without slip. Both upper and lower portions are then stone polished. When reduction fired, the red changes to black and the tan underbody changes to gray. A very fine fluted or wavy rim serves as the vessel's only deviation from a plain surface. The interior of the neck is matte finish. It probably dates to circa 1900-1930 period.