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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0335   CAS 0370-0335; Plate
Category Culinary Items; Pottery
Object Name Plate
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), Popovi Da (1921-1971)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1955
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Natural pigments
Description Round plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and covered with a reddish slip on exterior and a cream-colored slip on interior; Design on interior consists of central orange rectangle outlined in black and positioned inside larger, negative rectangle, and flanked on either side by 4 contiguous elongated black triangles; Pair of orange semicircles outlined in black (deer print motif) are attached to triangles; Pendant from 2 points on the rim (opposite each other) are 3 black contiguous semicircles (cloud motif) and an orange terraced triangle outlined in black (kiva steps motif); Signature "Maria / Popovi" [Maria Martinez - Popovi Da] is incised in script on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.4, Max Diam = 15.5