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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0367   CAS 0370-0367; 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. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round jar with flat base and tall, slightly rounded sides and slightly inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior rim and entire exterior are coated with red slip and are highly burnished, including the base; Jar is undecorated and unsigned. Identified as the work of Catherine Vigil in March, 1982 by her son Martin Vigil, Jr.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.7, Rim Diam = 6.0, Max Diam = 7.4