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Catalog Number	CAS 0018-0194
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Jar
Culture	unknown
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Uganda
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Clay
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 12.7, Rim Diam = 10.9, Max Diam = 15.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0030-0001
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Jar
Culture	Inca
Global Region	South America
Country	Peru
State/Prov./Dist.	Cuzco
County
Other Geographic Data	City: Cuzco
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Clay
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 21.8, Max Diam = 12.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0068-0002
Category	Lamps; Pottery
Object Name	Lamp
Culture
Global Region	Southwest Asia
Country	Lebanon
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	City: Beirut
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 200 CE
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Clay
Description	Mold-pressed oil lamp with round, squat fuel reservoir with concave, closed top decorated with indeterminate design in low relief; 2 elongated wick spouts large wick holes at their ends extend out from front side of reservoir; Knob-like tab and perforated loop handle below it extend out from side of reservoir, opposite wick spouts; Exterior surface of lamp is slipped brick orange.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.1, Width = 8.8, Length = 16.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0091-0022
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Bowl
Culture	Zuni Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Other Geographic Data	Zuni Pueblo
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Clay
Description	Bowl with curved sides that rise from a flat base to a partially enclosed opening; The sides are white, over a buff colored clay body; The lower portion is red; Black diagonal stripes are highlighted in red.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 11.7, Rim Diam = 10.0, Max Diam = 17.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0091-0023
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Canteen
Culture	Hopi-Tewa
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Navajo
Other Geographic Data	Hopi Indian Reservation; First Mesa
Maker's Name	Nampeyo (ca. 1860-1942) (attributed)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1890s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Clay; Organic and mineral pigments
Description	Globose canteen with flattened back, short forward-tilting spout, and pair of loop handles with medial grooves; Exterior is scraped smooth, especially on front and slipped red on back, spout, and handles and slipped white on front portion; Front or top of canteen is painted with spiral image of double-tailed feathered serpent whose body is painted in various geometric designs in dark brown and reddish brown; Serpent's tails terminate in dragonfly-like (?) motifs and two bolts of lightning extend out from its mouth; Attributed to Nampeyo on basis of similarities to documented canteen by Nampeyo in collection of the Arizona State Museum and other published examples.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 17.9, Depth = 11.9, Rim Diam = 2.6, Max Diam = 14.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0095-0006
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Pitcher
Culture	Pee-Posh (Maricopa)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Maricopa
Other Geographic Data	Gila River Indian Reservation, Maricopa Colony
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	1890-1910
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Clay; Organic pigment
Description	Small round pitcher with a footed base, rounded lower body, short constricted neck and very everted rim; Large flattened handle is attached vertically at rim (rising above height of rim) and at shoulder; Interior only of neck and entire exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a red slip, and polished; Black painted designs on exterior include a brick-like pattern around the neck, a band of spirals around the mid-section; A zigzag line encircles the interior rim and the handle and a solid black line outlines the lip.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 9.6, Depth = 7.9, Rim Diam = 5.4, Max Diam = 7.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0095-0007
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Jar
Culture	Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Clay
Description	Small globose jar with constricted opening; Made of pink/gray clay, slightly burnished, crudely made.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 6.4, Rim Diam = 3.0, Max Diam = 7.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0095-0008
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Jar
Culture	Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Clay
Description	Small globose jar with flared opening; Made of dark gray clay.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.9, Rim Diam = 4.7, Max Diam = 7.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0095-0009
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Jar
Culture	Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Clay
Description	Small jar, massively coiled, crudely made with corrugated exterior.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 8.8, Rim Diam = 7.8, Max Diam = 11.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0095-0010
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Jar
Culture	Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	Pueblo II-III: ca. 900-1300 CE
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Clay
Description	Globose shaped jar with constricted neck and gently flared mouth; Interior surfaces are scraped smooth, while exterior surfaces have been pinched to form all-over corrugations to better reflect heat when used for cooking; Overall color is gray with a reddish tint.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 13.3, Rim Diam = 8.6, Max Diam = 14.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0095-0012
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	Martina Vigil (1856-1916) and Florentino Montoya (1858-1918) (attributed)
Date of Manufacture	prior to 1890
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Clay
Description	Jar with flaring sides that curve upward to a high, well defined shoulder; Neck curves inward to wide mouth; Concave base; Off white slip on exterior of buff colored clay body; Exterior design includes orange and black outlined floral geometrics in three band groupings; Interior of opening has red band.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 21.6, Rim Diam = 15.2, Max Diam = 25.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0097-0009
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Pitcher
Culture	Mohave
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California, Arizona
County	San Bernardino, CA, Mohave, AZ
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Micaceous clay; Temper; Organic paint
Description	Small round pitcher with flat base, expanded midsection, and tall slightly constricted neck with flaring rim; Single vertical strap handle is attached at rim (rising slightly above rim) and just below midlevel on side; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and coated with a buff-colored slip; Designs on exterior are painted in red in a variation of the "fish bone pattern", consisting of asymmetrical vertical columns of contiguous triangles with single framing lines along the outer edges of the columns, all extending from base to rim; Solid red line encircles lip of mouth and lip of base; Outer edges of handle are painted with solid red lines and series of parallel horizontal lines decorate the outside of the handle; Underside of base is painted with series of large randomly placed red dots.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 10.1, Depth = 9.9, Rim Diam = 6.5, Max Diam = 7.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0113-0001
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Jar
Culture	unidentified California Indian
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	San Diego
Other Geographic Data	City: San Diego (vicinity of)
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	Prehistoric
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Clay
Description	Globose shape, red/brown earthenware clay with slight mica or pyrite content, very lightly burnished.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 35.3, Rim Diam = 19.0, Max Diam = 41.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0128-0015
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Jar
Culture	Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Navajo
Other Geographic Data	Kayenta area
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Clay
Description	Large spherical jar (fragmentary, reconstructed) with rounded base and short narrow neck; Repetitive black and white geometric design painted on exterior.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 43.5, Rim Diam = 12.5, Max Diam = 38.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0148-0001
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Jar
Culture	Mohave
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California, Arizona
County	San Bernardino, CA, Mohave, AZ
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	late 1800s, probably
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Micaceous clay;
Description	Large jar with rounded base and spherical body, with the very thin walls rising and sloping inward from their maximum diameter at the mid-level height to form a wide shoulder, then rising straight up to form a very short neck with slightly everted rim; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth, but are otherwise undecorated; Overall color is terra cotta, with several gray fireclouds on body, rim, and base.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 36.7, Rim Diam = 14.7, Max Diam = 30.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0148-0002
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Jar
Culture	Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data	Site: Tusayan (?)
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	Pueblo III: 1100-1300 CE
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Clay
Description	Large jar with rounded base and flaring sides, forming midlevel height shoulder and very wide, slightly constricted neck; Rim form is everted with rounded lip; Interior is scraped smooth; Exterior is scraped smooth on lower half and corrugated on neck except for last few centimeters; Color is dark gray to black.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 37.9, Rim Diam = 26.4, Max Diam = 33.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0148-0003
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Jar
Culture	Mohave
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California, Arizona
County	San Bernardino, CA, Mohave, AZ
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. late 1800s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Micaceous clay; Temper
Description	Large jar with round body; Slightly flared rim and rounded base; Paddle and anvil, thin-walled construction; Red/brown clay with no decoration; Numerous firecloud discolorations.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 35.7, Rim Diam = 12.9, Max Diam = 30.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0148-0004
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Bowl
Culture	Zuni Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Other Geographic Data	Zuni Pueblo
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Clay
Description	Ceremonial bowl, globose shape; White exterior slip covers all surfaces; The terraced rim extensions are the diagnostic feature; Designs are in black and feature horned toads and tadpoles; Has a stirrup handle which is decorated with dragonfly images.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 13.6, Rim Diam = 13.3, Max Diam = 15.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0148-0005
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Bowl
Culture	Zuni Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Other Geographic Data	Zuni Pueblo
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Clay
Description	Jar with square rim set on a rounded base; An exterior white slip covers all surfaces and is decorated with black geometric designs which are accented with red, the base is red.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 6.8, Max Diam = 16.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0148-0006
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Jar
Culture	Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) (?)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	Prehistoric
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Clay
Description	Tan clay with red slip on interior and exterior; Exterior red slip appears to have once been painted with black dye.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 9.5, Max Diam = 12.0

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