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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0224   CAS 0370-0224; Jar
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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Slip
Description Cylindrical jar with flat base and vertical sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a slip; Series of 5 contiguous triangles with their apexes at the bottom and extending from the rim to the base are carved in low relief around side of jar and painted with matte gray slip; Uncarved areas on side of jar (5 contiguous triangles with their apexes just below the rim) are well burnished; Jar is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Jar is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.4, Rim Diam = 3.8, Max Diam = 5.1