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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1756A,B | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Buttons (2) | |
| Culture | Zia Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zia Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint | |
| Description | Pair of round ceramic buttons that are concave-convex in cross-section, each with a pair of small round button holes in its center; Interior and exterior surfaces are both scraped smooth; Interior is coated with red slip and lightly polished; Exterior is coated with white slip; Painted design on exterior consists of a negative 4-petal flower outlined in black and shown on a fine-lined background; Buttons are unsigned. These were probably made by Zia Pueblo students at the Santa Fe or Albuquerque Indian Schools. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 3.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1757A,B |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Buttons (2) | |
| Culture | Zia Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zia Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint | |
| Description | Pair of round ceramic buttons that are concave-convex in cross-section, each with a pair of small round button holes in its center; Both interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is coated with red slip and lightly polished; Exterior is coated with white slip; Painted geometric design on exterior includes pair of negative white crescent shapes outlined in black and shown on black background, and flanked by red pointed oval motifs; Buttons are unsigned. These were probably made by Zia Pueblo students at the Santa Fe or Albuquerque Indian Schools. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 2.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1758A,B |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Buttons (2) | |
| Culture | Zia Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zia Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint | |
| Description | Pair of round ceramic buttons that are concave-convex in cross-section, each with a pair of small round button holes in its center; Both interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is coated with red slip and lightly polished; Exterior is coated with white slip; Painted geometric design on exterior consists of red 4-petal flower on plain white rosette, remaining space is filled in with fine parallel black lines; Buttons are unsigned. These were probably made by Zia Pueblo students at the Santa Fe or Albuquerque Indian Schools. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 2.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1759A-C |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Buttons (3) | |
| Culture | Zia Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zia Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint | |
| Description | Set of 3 round ceramic buttons that are concave-convex in cross-section, each with a pair of small round button holes in its center; Both interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is coated with red slip and lightly polished; Exterior is coated with white slip; Painted geometric design on exterior consists of pair of opposing black feathered wing motifs; One button is slightly smaller than the other two;Buttons are unsigned. These were probably made by Zia Pueblo students at the Santa Fe or Albuquerque Indian Schools. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 3.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1755A-G |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Buttons (7) | |
| Culture | Zia Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zia Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint | |
| Description | Set of 7 round ceramic buttons that are concave-convex in cross-section, each with a pair of small round button holes in its center; Both interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is coated with red slip and lightly polished; Exterior is coated with white slip; Painted design on exterior consists of image of roadrunner bird in flight, shown with red body and black feet, tail, wings, and head; Three of the seven buttons are slightly smaller than the others; Five of the buttons show the roadrunner facing to the right, while the other two show it facing to the left; Buttons are unsigned. These were probably made by Zia Pueblo students at the Santa Fe or Albuquerque Indian Schools | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.6, Max Diam = 3.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1760A-H |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Buttons (8) | |
| Culture | Zia Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zia Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint | |
| Description | Set of 8 round ceramic buttons that are concave-convex in cross-section, each with a pair of small round button holes in center; Both interior and exterior are scraped smooth and probably initially coated with white slip; Interior is coated with second slip of red and lightly polished; Design on exterior includes red rectangle in center (outlined in black), flanked by 2 different black feather motifs along short and long sides of rectangle; Buttons are unsigned. These were probably made by Zia Pueblo students at the Santa Fe or Albuquerque Indian Schools. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 2.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0428 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bean pot | |
| Culture | Rio Grande Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | Northern Rio Grande area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Deep round bean pot with flat base, rounded lower body, sides that taper inward very slightly toward rim, and wide mouth; Two flat, crescent-shaped handles are attached opposite each other just below rim on upper sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, covered with reddish-brown micaceous clay slip, and burnished; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.1, Width = 22.8, Rim Diam = 17.1, Max Diam = 20.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0047 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Cibola | |
| Other Geographic Data | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Lucy Martin Lewis (ca. 1900-1992) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigments | |
| Description | Shallow round plate or bowl with rounded base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and covered with white slip; Interior is painted with black and white fine-line optical illusion pattern of concentric rectangles; Rim is incised with single row of triangles that are painted orange; "Acoma, NM." is printed on base in lettering that matches that of other pieces by Lucy Martin Lewis, but plate is unsigned otherwise. Noted Acoma potter Lucy Martin Lewis is the mother of grandmother of many well-known potters. She is the mother of Anne Lewis Hansen and the mother-in-law of Rita Lewis, both of whose works are also represented in the CAS pottery | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.9, Max Diam = 23.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0139 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Cibola | |
| Other Geographic Data | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Lucy Martin Lewis (ca. 1900-1992) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigment | |
| Description | Small round plate with shallow, upward curving and flaring sides; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and slipped white; Design on the interior consists of center rectangular motif comprising spiral of solid and terraced triangles within negative, asymmetrical 4-point star; Surrounding off-center and asymmetrical quadrants are painted either with hatch-lined and solid triangles or with a single hatch-lined triangle; Signature "Lucy M. Lewis, Acoma, NM" is printed in black lettering on underside. Noted Acoma potter Lucy Martin Lewis is the mother of grandmother of many well-known potters. She is the mother of Anne Lewis Hansen and the mother-in-law of Rita Lewis, both of whose works are also represented in the CAS pottery | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.5, Max Diam = 12.1 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0140 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Cibola | |
| Other Geographic Data | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Lucy Martin Lewis (ca. 1900-1992) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigment | |
| Description | Small round plate with rounded base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and covered with brilliant white slip; Elaborate geometric design on interior consists of center rectangle and one triangle in each quadrant that are painted in fine-line technique of a continuous spiral; Remaining spaces are filled with opposing black and white triangles, forming an overall cross-like pattern; Signature "Lucy M. Lewis, Acoma, NM" is printed in black lettering on underside. Noted Acoma potter Lucy Martin Lewis is the mother of grandmother of many well-known potters. She is the mother of Anne Lewis Hansen and the mother-in-law of Rita Lewis, both of whose works are also represented in the CAS pottery | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.0, Max Diam = 9.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0141 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Cibola | |
| Other Geographic Data | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Lucy Martin Lewis (ca. 1900-1992) (attributed) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigment | |
| Description | Small round plate with rounded base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and covered with white slip; Interior is divided into all-over series of small outlined squares, each containing either a pair of small black triangles or 2 pairs of stacked black triangles and pair of narrow parallel lines (the two motifs are arranged in checkerboard pattern); Band of crescent shapes is impressed along interior rim; “Acoma, N. M.†is printed in black lettering on base, but otherwise, plate is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.9, Max Diam = 14.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0278 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Pigment | |
| Description | Shallow oval plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is covered with a reddish micaceous clay slip; Interior is covered with a white slip; Single black lizard motif with bird-like head in center of plate is framed by band of open black semicircles around sides; Solid black line encircles lip; Plate is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 1.8, Width = 9.0, Length = 11.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0279 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Pigment | |
| Description | Shallow oval plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is covered with a reddish micaceous clay slip; Interior is covered with a white slip; Single black lizard motif with bird-like head in center of plate is framed by band of solid black semicircles around sides; Solid black line encircles lip; Plate is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.3, Width = 9.2, Length = 11.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0280 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Pigment | |
| Description | Shallow oval plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is covered with a reddish micaceous clay slip; Interior is covered with a white slip; Single black lizard motif with bird-like head in center of plate is framed by band of open black semicircles around sides; Solid black line encircles lip; Plate is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.0, Width = 9.2, Length = 11.8 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0281 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Pigment | |
| Description | Shallow oval plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is covered with a reddish micaceous clay slip; Interior is covered with a white slip and painted with a single black bird motif in center and band of black semicircles around interior rim; Solid black line encircles lip; Plate is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 1.2, Width = 6.9, Length = 9.9 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0159 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Paul (?) Sherman | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Glaze | |
| Description | Wheel thrown round plate with very shallow concave surface and slight pedestal ring on base; Single yei figure is incised on interior of plate; Interior and exterior are coated with matte black glaze; Pair of small diameter holes perforate the pedestal ring to allow for hanging plate on wall; "Navajo" is incised on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.9, Max Diam = 28.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0160 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1925-1943 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Large round plate with flat base and flaring sides that rise up slightly toward rim; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Background of design band on interior is painted in matte black slip, resulting in negative design of 16 feathers arranged in spoke-like pattern; Series of 4 parallel framing lines encircles interior rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie & Julian" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.5, Max Diam = 33.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0161 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Popovi Da (1921-1971) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1957-1958 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Pigment | |
| Description | Large round shallow plate with wide flat base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth; Exterior is slipped red; Interior is slipped tan; Interior design consists of complex black 4-point star comprising positive and negative geometric motifs, surrounded by additional black and orange geometric filler motifs; Series of 4 parallel black lines encircles interior rim; Plate is fired in oxidizing atmosphere to yield polychrome coloring; Signature "Maria Popovi" [Maria Martinez - Popovi Da] is incised on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.0, Max Diam = 37.2 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0143 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round salad or bread and butter sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth, coated with a clay slip and highly burnished; Band of contiguous semicircles around interior rim is painted in matte black slip; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.1, Max Diam = 18.2 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0144 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Band of large contiguous triangles with concave sides is painted in matte black slip around interior rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.7, Max Diam = 24.3 |
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