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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0372   CAS 0370-0372; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Santa Clara Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name Flora Naranjo (1914-2000)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round, cylindrical jar with flat base, slightly rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior is minimally scraped smooth; Exterior is scraped very smooth, coated with red slip and well burnished, except for base; Paired terraced tan triangles (outlined in white) and paired and stacked gray triangles (outlined in white) are both repeated twice in band around upper half of jar on exterior; Band is bordered along bottom by single white line; Signature "Flora Santa Clara" is lightly incised on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.7, Rim Diam = 4.1, Max Diam = 5.6