Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability

CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2016-0007-0004   CAS 2016-0007-0004; Bowl
Category Pottery
Object Name Bowl
Culture Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data Okhay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)
Maker's Name Rosita de Herrera (b. 1940)
Date of Manufacture 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Paint
Description Short, wide bowl with both incised and painted designs on exterior; Designs are within panels inside a wide band; Bowl coated in a deep red, earthenware clay slip that was highly burnished; Designs are painted in beige, white and red; Interior is scraped smooth; Signed “Rosita de Herrera San Juan Pue. N.M.” on base. Rosita de Herrera is the daughter of Tomasita Montoya, whose work is also represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.1, Max Diam = 13.4