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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0095   CAS 0370-0095; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
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. 1930-1943
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Slip
Description Round jar with flat base, flaring lower body, below midlevel shoulder, and inward sloping neck; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a slip; Exterior only is highly burnished; Band of matte black negative feather patterns encircles neck and 4 parallel lines encircle shoulder just below feather band; Jar is reduction-fired to black-on-black finish; Signature "Marie + Julian" is incised in script on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 18.2, Rim Diam = 13.5, Max Diam = 25.6