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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0071 | |
| Category | Ceremonial Items | |
| Object Name | Tableta | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Leather; Cotton string; Corn husk | |
| Description | Tableta made from 2 flat wooden sections placed side by side, hinged together with string, and cut out to conform to wearer's head; Corn husk head rest ring is attached at top of cutout; Leather strap attached to sides; Face of Palhik' Mana is painted on front in red, orange, yellow, black, and white on blue background; Cloud symbols in same colors are painted on reverse. Identified in Oct. 1977 by Terrance Talaswaima (Hopi artist and then curator at Hopi Cultural Center) as Pal-Hik Mana, as it would appear during the Butterfly Dance, a summer social dancer sponsored by young men. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 22.6, Depth = 5.3, Length = 40.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0076 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klamath River | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and curving sides that slope slightly inward; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and just below rim; Design is in bear grass and maidenhair and woodwardia ferns and includes concentric bands on base and diagonally stacked tri-color parallelograms on sides. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.5, Rim Diam = 10.8, Max Diam = 12.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0077A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Aleut | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Aleutians West | |
| Other Geographic Data | Aleutian Islands: Attu Island | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Silk thread | |
| Description | Cylindrical basket with flat base and vertical sides, woven entirely in closed plain twining except for four paired rows on the base where the warps are exposed and crossed and a single row of 3-strand twining at the junction of the base and sides; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Designs are of silk thread, are woven in false embroidery technique, and consist of band of stacked triangles (in colors of orange, purple, pink, green and red) around midsection of basket, flanked above and below by band of open terraced diamonds in pink and pale blue, all framed between narrow terraced zigzag lines in yellow and brown; Matching round and slightly domed lid has short side that fits over rim of basket and central flat-topped knob handle on short thin stem; Lid is woven in closed plain twining; Designs on lid consist of concentric green, yellow, red, and purple bands on knob handle and similar motifs in similar colors on wide shoulder of lid as those found on basket. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.0, Max Diam = 12.8 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0078 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round salad or bread and butter sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth, coated with a slip and highly burnished; Design band around interior rim is painted in matte black slip and consists of 21 shallow contiguous semicircles with single short line extending down between adjacent semicircles (variation of rain cloud design); Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.7, Max Diam = 17.4 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0079 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round salad or bread and butter sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth, coated with a slip and highly burnished; Design band around interior rim is painted in matte black slip and consists of contiguous elongated triangles with one concave long side and one convex long side, all laid end to end around rim and forming a whirling motif; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.8, Max Diam = 16.9 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0080 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round salad or bread and butter sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a slip, and highly burnished; Painted design painted in black matte slip around interior consists of very slender and partially overlapping triangular units, with groups of 3 short parallel lines pendant from areas where the triangles overlap and short L-shaped hook at end of each triangle; Design forms large negative square area with rounded corners in center area of plate; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.7, Max Diam = 16.9 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0081 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round salad or bread and butter sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth, coated with a slip and highly burnished; Design band around interior rim is painted in matte black slip and consists of 8 contiguous semicircles with series of 3 parallel pendant dashes between adjacent semicircles (variation of rain cloud design); Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.5, Max Diam = 17.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0082 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round salad or bread and butter sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth, coated with a slip and highly burnished; Design band around interior rim is painted in matte black slip to produce large negative 8-petal floral motif in center, with short rectangular line extending out between adjacent petals nearly to rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie + Julian" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.8, Max Diam = 18.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0083 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round salad or bread and butter sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a and highly burnished; Design band painted in matte black slip around interior rim consists of contiguous triangular units with bifurcated bases and a short negative dashed line within each, all arranged to form a whirling pattern around rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is very finely incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.7, Max Diam = 16.7 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0084 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round salad or bread and butter sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a slip and highly burnished; design band around interior rim is painted in black matte slip and consists of 8 contiguous elongated triangles, each with one long concave side; A series of 3 dots borders the shortest end of each triangle; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.3, Max Diam = 17.5 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0085 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip-paint | |
| Description | Round shallow dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Painted design around interior rim is painted in matte black slip and consists of 4 large contiguous triangular units with very concave lateral edges that form a negative pattern of 4 overlapping semicircles in center of plate; Within each painted triangular unit is a negative rectangle containing 3 dots; Within each negative semicircle (just below rim) is a pair of stacked triangles; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.9, Max Diam = 24.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0086 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip-paint | |
| Description | Round dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Band of 24 contiguous triangles with concave sides is painted in matte black slip around interior rim, creating a pattern of negative feathers and leaving the center of the plate undecorated; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.0, Max Diam = 24.4 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0087 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip-paint | |
| Description | Round shallow dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Band containing 4 terraced triangles alternating with 4 paired elongated triangles (all painted in matte black slip and pendant from interior rim) encircles interior rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.3, Max Diam = 25.9 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0088 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip-paint | |
| Description | Round shallow dinner-sized plate with flat base; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Design band around interior rim is painted in matte black slip and includes 4 pairs of terraced triangles (kiva steps), alternating with paired elongated triangular units with concave lateral sides; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.8, Max Diam = 24.3 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0089 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip-paint | |
| Description | Round shallow dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Design around interior rim is painted in matte black slip and consists of 8 contiguous elongated triangles (each with one concave side) with small V-shaped motif extending from short end; Each triangle also contains a negative leaf-shaped motif within it; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.8, Max Diam = 23.3 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0090 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip-paint | |
| Description | Round shallow dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Band of small contiguous triangles (each with concave sides and pendant from interior rim) is painted in matte black slip and encircles interior rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.0, Max Diam = 25.3 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0091 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip-paint | |
| Description | Round shallow dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Design band painted in matte black slip around interior rim consists of 8 wide contiguous triangles with concave sides; Each triangle also has an appended key-shaped hook; Plate is reduction-fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.4, Max Diam = 24.9 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0092 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip-paint | |
| Description | Round shallow dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Band of contiguous elongated triangles (each with convex sides and pendant from interior rim) is painted in matte black slip around interior rim, producing a negative feather pattern; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.3, Max Diam = 25.3 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0093 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural pigments | |
| Description | Round shallow dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Background of wide design band around interior rim is painted in matte black slip to form a negative pattern of Avanyu, the feathered serpent, whose body encircles the interior rim; Design also includes 3 negative cloud motifs (3 stacked semicircles) along rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie + Julian" is incised in printed upper and lower case letters on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.8, Max Diam = 25.9 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0094 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round dinner-sized plate with fat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Background of wide design band around upper interior sides is painted in matte black slip, resulting in negative design of single feathered serpent (Avanyu design) that completely encircles plate; Design also includes two negative cloud motifs; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie & Julian" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.3, Max Diam = 25.3 |
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