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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0267   CAS 0370-0267; Jar
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 Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1943
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Slip
Description Round jar with flat base and flaring vertical sides that rise to a high shoulder and then curve inward near rim to form wide mouth; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Exterior sides and interior of rim are highly burnished; Design painted in matte black around upper sides consists of band of negative feathers; Jar is reduction fired to black-on-black finish; Signature "Marie + Julian" is lightly incised in script on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.0, Rim Diam = 11.3, Max Diam = 17.3