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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0032   CAS 0370-0032; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Tesuque Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data Tesuque Pueblo
Maker's Name Catherine Vigil (died 1955)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round jar with flat base, flaring lower body, slightly above midlevel shoulder, inward sloping upper body, and wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior rim and entire exterior are covered with a dark brown slip and, except for the exterior base, are highly burnished but otherwise undecorated; Jar is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.8, Rim Diam = 11.3, Max Diam = 18.5