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Object #     2015-157/2
Object name     Olla
Culture of Origin     Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Maker or Artist     Dona Rosa Family
Materials     Clay
Techniques     Fired, Burnished, Polished
Dimensions     H: 4.4 in, Diam: 6 in
Exhibit Label    

"There is something almost magical about watching a veteran pottery maker at work... her fingers move as deftly and rhythmically as any musician’s."
Judith Cooper Haden, Excerpted with permission from The Spirit of Mexico

Source     Ms. Judith M. Gibbs
Credit     Gift of Judith Marie Gibbs


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