Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0273 | |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Ashtray | |
| Culture | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Rio Arriba | |
| Other Geographic Data | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Dolorita Tafoya Gutierrez (1923-1995) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round ashtray with flat base and flaring sides; Interior walls are steep-sided, then turn and slope outward gradually to rim, forming a wide lip; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with red slip, and are well burnished, except for base; Design field along interior lip is divided into 3 panels, each filled with the same motif which includes a diagonal band of stacked tan triangles, a negative red diamond within a larger gray triangle, and a other filler units, all outlined in white and bordered by narrow white framing lines above and below; Signature “Dolorita†and "Santa Clara" are written on base in pencil, but both are barely legible. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.3, Max Diam = 11.2 | |