Catalog Number
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0345 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Pee-Posh (Maricopa) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Maricopa | |
| Other Geographic Data | Gila River Indian Reservation, Maricopa Colony | |
| Maker's Name | Mary Juan (ca. 1896-ca. 1981) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1933 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigment | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, rounded sides on lower body rising to midlevel height shoulder, then forming wide but short and constricted neck with slightly everted rim and wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior of rim and upper half of exterior are covered with red slip and burnished; Lower half of exterior is covered with buff-colored slip; Black painted designs include band of solid black triangles encircling neck and similar band encircling shoulder; Rectilinear fret, straight line and squiggly lines encircle jar above or below bands of triangles; Solid black line outlines lip; Signature "Mary Juan" is painted in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.6, Rim Diam = 8.8, Max Diam = 14.3 | |