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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0490   CAS 0370-0490; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
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 Rose Gonzales (1900-1989)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round, globose jar with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward at rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with red slip; Upper sides on exterior are deeply carved with feather and kiva step pattern; Carved areas are coated with light-colored slip, while uncarved portion of exterior surface is highly burnished and fired to a reddish orange color; Signature "Rose" is incised in script on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.0, Rim Diam = 11.0, Max Diam = 18.3