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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0110   CAS 0370-0110; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data Okhay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)
Maker's Name Crucita Trujillo (1886-1969)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1940
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Micaceous clay
Description Large round jar with flat base, flaring sides, a high and well-defined shoulder, and a very short neck with wide mouth; Exterior and interior only of neck are scraped smooth and lightly polished; Incised zigzag line around shoulder forms two bands of triangles with each row marked by hatching lines running in different directions; Parallel band encircling lower edge of shoulder is marked by parallel diagonally incised lines; Signature "Crucita Trujilla San Juan" is written in pencil on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 19.6, Rim Diam = 12.7, Max Diam = 26.0