Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1990-0001-0020 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Rio Arriba | |
| Other Geographic Data | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Dolores Curran (b. 1954) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1980-1985 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip paint | |
| Description | Miniature jar with very narrow diameter base, rounded lower body whose sides flare upward and outward to a below mid-level height shoulder and then rise gradually forming a tall cylindrical neck; Rim form is straight with rounded lip; Interior is scraped smooth; Exterior is scraped smooth and highly polished and burnished; Background areas of the design band that encircles jar’s shoulder are painted with a gray slip, forming a negative Avanyu or feathered serpent motif, shown with a lightning bolt in its mouth; Jar is reduction fired to a black-on-black color; Artist’s signature “Dolores Curran Santa Clara” is inscribed on based. Dolores Curran is the ex-wife of Alvin Curran and the mother of Ursula Curran, both of whose works are represented in the CAS collections. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.9, Rim Diam = 1.3, Max Diam = 3.0 | |