Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0285 | |
| 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), Santana Roybal Martinez (1909-2002) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950-1953 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay: Natural pigments | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, flaring lower body, midlevel shoulder, and inward sloping neck; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Exterior sides and interior of rim are covered with red slip and highly burnished; Design painted in matte tan around upper half of jar consists of band of negative feathers and 3 wide parallel lines just below feather band; Jar has been fired in an oxidizing atmosphere to yield a tan on red color; Signature "Marie + Santana" is lightly incised in script on base. Santana Martinez is the wife of Adam Martinez and the daughter-in-law of Maria and Julian Martinez, all of whose pottery is represented in the CAS pottery collection; Santana Martinez is the sister of Awa Tsireh, whose paintings are represented in the CAS painting collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.1, Rim Diam = 9.0, Max Diam = 16.9 | |