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Mid-20th Santo Domingo (Kewa) Large Pottery Olla

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 800.00 USD
Mid-20th Santo Domingo (Kewa) Large Pottery Olla
The lot features an original mid-to-late-20th Century Santo Domingo Pueblo (Kewa) polychrome painted large pottery olla bowl from the Sundog Bruce VanLandingham collection. The piece shows a nice large size showing a polychrome painted classic Kewa / Santo Domingo geometric design, expertly done in wonderful detail. The piece is well preserved showing crisp paint and no visible major damages. Bottom is unsigned, indicating an earlier manufacture. Provenance: From the renowned Sundog Fine Art Bozeman, Montana collection by Bruce VanLandingham. Bruce VanLandingham was a pillar in the American Indian collecting community and a respected expert. Along with being an avid collector, Bruce was also the sole owner of Sundog Fine Art Gallery in Bozeman, which was both part museum and gallery, this piece is directly from the collection. Measures 10 1/8” across / diameter by 4.25”H.