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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0358   CAS 0370-0358; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
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. 1930-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Small deep round bowl with flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a red slip; Exterior is lightly burnished; Bowl is undecorated and unsigned. Identified as the work of Catherine Vigil in March, 1982 by her son Martin Vigil, Jr.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.1, Rim Diam = 8.1, Max Diam = 10.0