Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0303 | |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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. 1923-1930 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Slip | |
| Description | Large round bowl with very wide flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and exterior is highly burnished; Negative image of Avanyu or feathered serpent with lightning extending from mouth completely encircles upper side of bowl; Bowl is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.1, Rim Diam = 22.1, Max Diam = 31.5 | |