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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0473   CAS 0370-0473; Plate
Category Culinary Items; Pottery
Object Name Plate
Culture Tesuque Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data Tesuque Pueblo
Maker's Name Catherine Vigil (died 1955)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Pigment
Description Shallow round plate with flat base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, covered with a rust brown slip, and all but the exterior base is highly burnished; Polychrome designs on interior include feathers and kiva step patterns on rust brown background; "Katherine Vigil, Tesuque Pueblo" is printed in pencil on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.0, Max Diam = 10.0