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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0094   CAS 0370-0094; Plate
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 fat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Background of wide design band around upper interior sides is painted in matte black slip, resulting in negative design of single feathered serpent (Avanyu design) that completely encircles plate; Design also includes two negative cloud motifs; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie & Julian" is incised in script on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.3, Max Diam = 25.3