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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0341   CAS 0370-0341; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Tesuque Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name Catherine Vigil (died 1955)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Small round jar with flat base, flaring lower body, high rounded shoulder, and inward sloping neck rising to a straight rim and wide mouth; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Rim and entire exterior are coated with red slip and are well burnished, except for base; Jar is otherwise undecorated and is unsigned. Identified as the work of Catherine Vigil in March, 1982 by her son Martin Vigil, Jr.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.5, Rim Diam = 4.2, Max Diam = 5.9