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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0331 | |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1925-1943 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Very shallow round bowl with flat base and widely flared sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Designs on interior are painted in matte gray slip and include cross-hatched triangle in center with three arms extending out to rim where each encircles a cross-hatched oval shape and then terminates in a hatch-lined triangle with a scalloped end, possibly representing a stylized wing motif; Series of 3 parallel lines encircles interior rim; Exterior base is also painted in matte gray slip, apparently over signature "Marie + Julian" making the off-center and already very lightly incised signature extremely difficult to discern; Bowl is reduction fired to black-on-black color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.9, Max Diam = 29.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0332 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1925-1943 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Very shallow round bowl with flat base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Designs on interior are painted in dark gray and include series of 3 parallel lines that encircles interior rim; Center of bowl is divided into quadrants by means of a negative "X" motif; 2 different motifs are painted in alternate quadrants, the first one a sunburst pattern and the other including a bisected stack of 3 triangles flanked by negative geometric shapes; Bowl is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie + Julian" is incised in printed letters on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.8, Max Diam = 28.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0334 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Taos Pueblo or Picuris Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Taos | |
| Other Geographic Data | Taos Pueblo or Picuris Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, flaring lower sides, midlevel shoulder, and wide constricted neck with wide mouth and scalloped rim; 2 vertical loop handles are attached on opposite sides of shoulder; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Interior of rim and entire exterior are covered with thin coating of sheep's fat or varnish, probably to increase the surface sheen; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.3, Width = 18.2, Rim Diam = 12.2, Max Diam = 13.3 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0335 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Popovi Da (1921-1971) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural pigments | |
| Description | Round plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and covered with a reddish slip on exterior and a cream-colored slip on interior; Design on interior consists of central orange rectangle outlined in black and positioned inside larger, negative rectangle, and flanked on either side by 4 contiguous elongated black triangles; Pair of orange semicircles outlined in black (deer print motif) are attached to triangles; Pendant from 2 points on the rim (opposite each other) are 3 black contiguous semicircles (cloud motif) and an orange terraced triangle outlined in black (kiva steps motif); Signature "Maria / Popovi" [Maria Martinez - Popovi Da] is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.4, Max Diam = 15.5 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0336 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pinal | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Scottsdale | |
| Maker's Name | Otellie Pasivaya Loloma (1922-1993) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Copper; Enamel glazes | |
| Description | Shallow round copper plate with small diameter round pedestal base; Interior is coated with gray enamel glazes while exterior is coated with mottled green and black glaze; Heads of three long hair katsinam are depicted in profile, in black, yellow, green, blue, red, and white, against a gray field; Double red and black band encircles half of rim and multiple black, red, turquoise, and white bands encircle other half; Plate is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.7, Max Diam = 15.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0337 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 | ca. 1954 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigment | |
| Description | Deep round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward the wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is covered with red slip and burnished; Black painted design around upper body on exterior consists of band of solid black triangles, each with 4 smaller triangles suspended from below, alternating with columns of 4 solid rectangles; Rectangles are connected to smaller triangles by parallel straight lines; Rectilinear fret encircles rim of bowl; Signature "Mary Juan" is painted in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.0, Rim Diam = 12.8, Max Diam = 18.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0338 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Taos Pueblo or Picuris Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Taos | |
| Other Geographic Data | Taos Pueblo or Picuris Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, overall spherical shape, short flaring neck, wide mouth, and two flattened handles on opposite sides of shoulder; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and are covered with a micaceous slip; Interior is partially fire blackened; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.6, Width = 15.8, Rim Diam = 12.2, Max Diam = 15.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0339 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Rio Arriba | |
| Other Geographic Data | Okhay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo) | |
| Maker's Name | Luberta Garcia | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Small round jar with flat base, flaring sides on underbody, well defined midlevel shoulder, and wide inward sloping neck; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is coated with red slip and highly burnished, except for base; Signature "Luberta Garcia" is written in ink on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.3, Rim Diam = 4.0, Max Diam = 7.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0340 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 | ca. 1940-1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Miniature round bowl with flat base, rounded sides, and slightly inward-curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with red slip; Exterior is lightly polished, but is otherwise undecorated; Signature "Mary Juan" is written in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.3, Rim Diam = 5.0, Max Diam = 6.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0341 |  |
| 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. 1930-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Small round jar with flat base, flaring lower body, high rounded shoulder, and inward sloping neck rising to a straight rim and wide mouth; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Rim and entire exterior are coated with red slip and are well burnished, except for base; Jar is otherwise undecorated and is unsigned. Identified as the work of Catherine Vigil in March, 1982 by her son Martin Vigil, Jr. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.5, Rim Diam = 4.2, Max Diam = 5.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0342 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Rose Gonzales (1900-1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward at rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior of rim and entire exterior are covered with red slip; Background of band around upper sides of exterior is carved away, leaving raised image of "Avanyu" or feathered serpent; Carved area is covered with pink-colored slip, while remaining exterior, including serpent image, is highly burnished; Signature "Rose" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.6, Rim Diam = 19.3, Max Diam = 24.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0343 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Rio Arriba | |
| Other Geographic Data | Okhay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo) | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Miniature round bowl with flat base and rounded, vertical sides and slightly inward-curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Rim and underbody on exterior are slipped deep red and highly polished; Wide band around exterior sides is incised with series of closely spaced diagonal lines and then coated with a tan slip; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.0, Rim Diam = 5.4, Max Diam = 6.1 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0344 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Pitcher | |
| 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 | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1895-1910 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigments | |
| Description | Cylindrical pitcher with flat base, rounded lower body, and tall tapering neck with everted rim; Flattened handle attached to rim and to lower body has 4 modeled faces (with black eyes and red noses) along its length; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior and interior of rim are slipped red and burnished; Black design on exterior consists of 4 vertical panels on lower body, each with central rectangle outlined by large chevrons; Series of parallel encircling lines and diagonal columns of solid black squares fill the wide neck band; Short squiggly lines encircle lip. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 18.8, Depth = 16.5, Rim Diam = 8.8, Max Diam = 11.6 |
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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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0346 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Mogollon (?) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Prehistoric | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, globose body, tall cylindrical neck and slightly flared rim; Clay body has high mica or pyrite content; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth but are undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.6, Rim Diam = 9.1, Max Diam = 14.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0347 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Hopi-Tewa | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; First Mesa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward at rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and lightly burnished; Black painted design on exterior consists of geometric motif that is pendant from paired upper framing lines and is repeated 3 times; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.0, Rim Diam = 6.8, Max Diam = 9.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0348 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigment | |
| Description | Round bowl with flat base and rounded and very shallow sides with inward-curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a red slip; Exterior is also highly polished; Painted design on exterior consists of continuous band of contiguous black triangles around side of bowl; Heavy black line outlines rim; Signature "Mary Juan" is written in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.9, Rim Diam = 10.6, Max Diam = 11.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0349 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Zia Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zia Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round bowl with flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is coated with red slip and lightly burnished; Exterior is coated with white slip and painted with narrow black line that encircles exterior just below rim and has 4 red triangles (outlined in black) and 4 groups of short vertical tick lines pendant from it; Base is over-painted in red; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.6, Rim Diam = 7.3, Max Diam = 8.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0350 |  |
| 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. 1930-1950 | |
| 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; Narrow white line encircles jar on exterior just below rim and pendant from it are paired terraced tan triangles (outlined in white) alternating with paired and stacked coral-colored triangles (outlined in white); Both the terraced and the stacked triangles are repeated twice and cover almost the entire side of the jar; Signature "Flora Santa Clara" is lightly incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.8, Rim Diam = 4.3, Max Diam = 5.4 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0351 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Zia Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zia Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round bowl with flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with red slip; Interior and lower half of exterior are lightly burnished; Wide band around upper half of exterior is painted white and divided into 8 panels, each containing diagonally positioned pair of black feathers; Alternate panels also contain triangular shapes in opposing corners; Entire design band is framed above and below by paired black framing lines, including heavy black line along lip; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.3, Rim Diam = 8.0, Max Diam = 10.0 | |
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