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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0116   CAS 0370-0116; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Sandoval
Other Geographic Data Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo)
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920-1940
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round water jar with slightly concave base, flaring sides, high and well defined shoulder, and a short but very wide constricted neck with slightly flared rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is slipped red; Exterior base and lower body are slipped orange; Remainder of exterior is slipped white and painted with black triangular shapes arranged in three bands -- two opposing bands around the shoulder and one around the lower body; Jar is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 17.7, Rim Diam = 12.5, Max Diam = 18.2