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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2017-0004-0003   CAS 2017-0004-0003; Jar
Category Pottery
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 Tina Garcia (1957-2005) aka Tina Garcia Trujillo
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description Round blackware jar with small diameter flat base, lower sides that flare outward to a mid-level height shoulder and upper sides that curve inward to a short neck and small-diameter mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior, base and rim are highly burnished and coated with a slip; Jar is black in color and is otherwise undecorated; Signature “Tina Garcia Santa Clara” inscribed on base. Tina Garcia was the granddaughter of Severa Tafoya, the sister of Greg Garcia, and the niece of Angela Baca, all of whose works are represented in the CAS collections.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.2, Max Diam = 8.4