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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0120   CAS 0370-0120; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Cochiti Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Sandoval
Other Geographic Data Cochiti Pueblo
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round jar with flat base, rounded sides, high shoulder, and very short neck; 2 horizontal loop handles are attached on shoulders, opposite each other; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Underbody of exterior and interior of rim are covered with red slip; Remaining exterior surface is covered with white slip; Black painted design around exterior body includes 4 large composite diamond motifs on sides and band of large dots that are pendant from a fine line encircling just below rim, all between heavy black upper and lower framing lines; Jar is unsigned; “Cochiti” is printed in pencil on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 16.5, Width = 21.3, Rim Diam = 12.5, Max Diam = 21.3