Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0332 | |
| 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. 1925-1943 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Very shallow round bowl with flat base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Designs on interior are painted in dark gray and include series of 3 parallel lines that encircles interior rim; Center of bowl is divided into quadrants by means of a negative "X" motif; 2 different motifs are painted in alternate quadrants, the first one a sunburst pattern and the other including a bisected stack of 3 triangles flanked by negative geometric shapes; Bowl is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie + Julian" is incised in printed letters on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.8, Max Diam = 28.5 | |