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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0170   CAS 0370-0170; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Pojoaque Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data Pojoaque Pueblo
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Miniature round jar with flat base, very low shoulder, and sides that slope inward as they rise from the base to a narrow mouth with a flaring rim; 2 perforated loop handles are attached opposite each other just below the rim on the sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is coated with a white slip, burnished, and painted with a black geometric design that includes band of open rectangles around lower sides and open triangles with tick marks on upper sides between handles; Series of short tick marks decorates the interior rim; Jar is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.6, Rim Diam = 3.7, Max Diam = 6.6