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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0020   CAS 0370-0020; House model
Category Pottery
Object Name House model
Culture Jemez Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Sandoval
Other Geographic Data Jemez Pueblo
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Model of a rectangular 2-room pueblo-style house with small courtyard in front; Front and side exterior walls, interior walls, outdoor bread oven, and rooftop chimney are covered with off-white slip; Rooftop, exterior back wall, interior floor, and base are covered with brick red slip; Cutout window and doorway on front wall and cutout window on side wall are all painted brick-red; cutout window on back wall is painted off-white; Door of outdoor bread oven and top of rooftop chimney are trimmed in black; First interior room contains corner fireplace; Exposed ends of vigas on front and bunches of chile ristras (one on front and two on side exterior walls) are all painted brick-red; House model is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.8, Width = 11.5, Depth = 9.2