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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 4193279, member: 45&quot;]I would agree, that it is most likely San Juan (now Ohkay Owinge), based on the shape, and the fact that it is black.&nbsp; Isleta, as far as I know, never made black pottery.&nbsp; Prior to the late 19th century, they made only a light-colored orange pottery, primarily large bowls for their own use. </p><p><br /></p><p>San Juan and Santa Clara made large ollas, but this rounded shape is found primarily at San Juan.&nbsp; In addition, the fairly thin walls are more indicative of San Juan, than Santa Clara, whose pottery tended to be thicker.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, San Juan black pottery made before the end of the 19th century almost always featured a &quot;color break,&quot; an unpolished lower section.&nbsp; So this one might not be quite that old.</p><p><br /></p><p>San Juan had the reputation of making the best very large, light weight, thin, pottery jars that were always in demand for their practicality, so they were widely sought after and traded.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Frank Harlow would have been the one to ask, but unfortunately he&#039;s no longer with us.&nbsp; His collection is at the Santa Fe Museum Hill&#039;s Museum of Indian Art and Culture, though, and a conservation specialist there will be able to give you good information.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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