Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0227 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Blue Corn (Crucita Calabaza) (1920-1999) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Deep round jar with flat base, flaring lower sides, midlevel shoulder, inward sloping upper sides, and wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a slip; Exterior sides and rim are highly burnished; Design band around upper sides is divided into 4 panels, each containing a diagonal line of 4 stacked triangles (kiva steps design) and series of 3 parallel diagonal lines across lower right corner, all painted in matte black slip; Jar is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Blue Corn San Ildefonso Pueblo" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.8, Rim Diam = 4.5, Max Diam = 7.1 | |