Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0103A,B | |
| 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 | Persingula R. Tosa (b. 1924) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Tempera paint | |
| Description | Model of a rectangular one room pueblo-style house; Exterior walls, rooftop, interior floor and ceiling, base, and outdoor bread oven are all covered with tan slip; Outdoor courtyard and frames of cutout doorway and window in front wall and of cutout window on side wall are all painted brick red; Exposed ends of vigas on front wall are outlined in black, and red chile ristras hang from 4 of the 5 vigas; The front wall is removable to reveal a corner fireplace inside and two pueblo women kneeling and grinding corn, using manos and metates; Each woman is dressed in black wrap-around pueblo dress worn over a brightly colored blouse; Signature "Mrs. P.R. Tosa" and "Jemez" are printed in black on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.7, Width = 12.3, Depth = 8.2 | |