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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0173   CAS 0370-0173; 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 rounded base, very low shoulder, and inward sloping sides that rise to a very short neck and narrow mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is coated with white slip, burnished and painted with 2 bands of contiguous black triangles with pendant dots on all sides; Jar is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.7, Rim Diam = 3.3, Max Diam = 6.5