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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0352   CAS 0370-0352; Bowl
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, coated with red slip, and lightly burnished; Wide band around upper half of exterior is painted white decorated with 4 large red feather motifs with black tips; Bordered by single narrow framing line at top and 2 narrow framing lines at bottom; Heavy black line outlines lip; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.5, Rim Diam = 9.0, Max Diam = 9.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0353   CAS 0370-0353; Bowl
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; Interior is coated with a red slip and lightly burnished; Exterior is coated with a white slip; Painted designs include heavy black line outlining the lip and a narrow black line encircling exterior just below the rim, with four small black triangles and 4 pairs of small red leaf shapes pendant from it; Base is over-painted in red; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.7, Rim Diam = 7.3, Max Diam = 8.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0354   CAS 0370-0354; Bowl
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 Shallow round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that rise upward to a straight rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, covered with a red slip, and lightly burnished; Wide band around upper half of exterior is painted white and divided into 12 panels, separated by paired black vertical lines; Each panel contains paired black parallelograms that are positioned diagonally; Overall band is bordered above and below by paired black framing lines, including heavy black line that outlines rim; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.8, Max Diam = 9.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0355   CAS 0370-0355; Bowl
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 slightly concave base and rounded 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 a continuous rectilinear fret just below rim and a continuous band of contiguous solid black triangles just below the fret; Solid black line outlines the rim; Signature "Mary Juan" is written in script on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.5, Rim Diam = 7.5, Max Diam = 8.6

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0356   CAS 0370-0356; Bowl
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 Miniature round bowl with flat base and rounded sides with inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with red slip; Exterior is also highly polished; Black painted designs on upper exterior consist of straight encircling line just below rim and continuous band of contiguous "U" shapes below it; Solid black line outlines rim; Signature "Mary Juan" is written in script on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.6, Rim Diam = 5.8, Max Diam = 6.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0357   CAS 0370-0357; Bowl
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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1895-1910
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Organic pigment
Description Deep, round bowl with flat base, flaring sides and everted rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a red slip; Wide tan line is painted around interior sides and outlined at top and bottom in black; Design on exterior consists of 5 large outlined spirals that are pendant from a single line just below the rim; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.5, Max Diam = 10.6

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

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0359   CAS 0370-0359; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
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 Petra Gutierrez (1905-? [deceased])
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round bowl with flat base, flaring lower sides, and inward sloping upper sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Rim and entire exterior are coated with red slip are highly burnished, except for base; Band of contiguous triangles, painted alternately gray and tan and outlined in white, encircles upper sides of bowl; Signature "Petra" is written in pencil on base. Petra Gutierrez is the mother of Minnie Vigil and Lois Gutierrez de la Cruz, and the mother-in-law of Derek de la Cruz, all of whose works are also represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.0, Rim Diam = 7.7, Max Diam = 9.7

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0360   CAS 0370-0360; Bowl
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 Small bowl with flat base and rounded sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and lightly burnished; Black design band around sides is divided into 6 rectangular panels, each filled with the same motif of positive and negative feather patterns; Single framing line (with ceremonial break) is located just below rim; Overall surface color of bowl is pale orange; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.5, Rim Diam = 7.9, Max Diam = 9.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0361   CAS 0370-0361; Bowl
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 Deep round bowl with flat base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is covered with red slip and lightly burnished; Exterior is covered with white slip and painted with 4 stylized feathers motifs (terraced red triangle with black feather tips) that are pendant from a narrow black framing line just below rim; Heavy black line outlines rim; Base is over-painted in red; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.8, Rim Diam = 8.2, Max Diam = 8.6

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0362   CAS 0370-0362; 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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round bowl-shaped jar with flat base, 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 gray triangles (outlined in white) alternating with single tang triangle within terraced pink triangle (both outlined in white); Both motifs are repeated twice and extend almost to the base of the jar; Jar is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.6, Rim Diam = 5.5, Max Diam = 8.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0363   CAS 0370-0363; Ashtray
Category Pottery
Object Name Ashtray
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 Minnie Vigil (b. 1931)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Natural pigments
Description Round ashtray with flat base and flaring sides and deep central concavity with wide, flaring interior rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth, coated with a rust-red slip and highly burnished; Band of contiguous triangles (gray, tan, and peach color and outlined in white) encircles interior rim; White V-shape fills open space between adjacent triangles; Signature "Minnie Sta. Clara" is written in script in pencil on base, along with original purchase price of $1.50. Minnie Vigil is the daughter of Petra Gutierrez, the sister of Lois Gutierrez de la Cruz, and the sister-in-law of Derek de la Cruz, all of whose works are also represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.3, Max Diam = 10.8

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0364   CAS 0370-0364; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Cochiti Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Sandoval
Other Geographic Data Cochiti Pueblo
Maker's Name Paul Trujillo (b. 1910)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round shallow bowl with flat base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is covered with orange-red slip and interior is covered with white slip; Black painted designs on interior consist of single bird with prominent tail feathers in center; Band of black contiguous semicircles encircles interior rim and solid black line encircles lip; Line around lip includes ceremonial break in the design; Bowl is unsigned. Paul Trujillo is the uncle of Helen Cordero, who started the tradition of storyteller dolls at Cochiti Pueblo.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.0, Max Diam = 10.4

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0365   CAS 0370-0365; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Cochiti Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Sandoval
Other Geographic Data Cochiti Pueblo
Maker's Name Paul Trujillo (b. 1910)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round shallow bowl with flat base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is covered with orange-red micaceous slip and interior is covered with white slip; Black painted designs on interior consist of single bird with prominent tail feathers in center; Band of overlapping open semicircles encircles interior just below rim and solid black line encircles lip; Both bands around rim and lip include ceremonial break in the design; Bowl is unsigned. Paul Trujillo is the uncle of Helen Cordero, who started the tradition of storyteller dolls at Cochiti Pueblo.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.4, Max Diam = 10.7

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0366   CAS 0370-0366; Bowl
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 Deep round bowl with flat base and vertical sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with red slip, and lightly burnished; Bowl is undecorated and unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.6, Rim Diam = 6.4, Max Diam = 7.0

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

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0368   CAS 0370-0368; Bowl
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. 1930-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Deep round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward slightly at rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and lightly burnished; Black painted design band around exterior sides shows motif of paired and single triangles that are pendant from paired upper framing lines (1 heavy line and 1 narrow); Motif is repeated 4 times; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.4, Rim Diam = 6.5, Max Diam = 7.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0369   CAS 0370-0369; Bowl
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 jar with flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and covered with red slip; Wide band around upper half of exterior is painted white and decorated with two red and black bird motifs with outstretched wings and two motifs of diagonally stacked, paired triangles that are red with black outlines; Overall band is framed below by two narrow black framing lines and above by one narrow and one wide black framing lines; Lower half of exterior and red portions of painted designs are lightly burnished; Jar is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.5, Rim Diam = 5.3, Max Diam = 8.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0370   CAS 0370-0370; Bowl
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 Deep round bowl with flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and covered with red slip; Design band around upper half of exterior is divided into 3 panels, each containing a black triangular motif on white background on the right and a negative red terraced geometric shape on the left; Design band is framed above and below by a narrow white line with narrow black borders; Red and white surfaces on exterior are burnished; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.3, Rim Diam = 5.9, Max Diam = 7.6

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0371   CAS 0370-0371; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
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 Florence Aguilar Naranjo (b. 1921)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Deep round jar with flat base, flaring lower body, low shoulder, and inward sloping upper sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior sides and interior rim are coated with red slip and exterior sides are highly burnished; Single framing line painted in beige slip encircles shoulder and pendant above it are 2 motifs of 3 contiguous elongated triangles alternating with 2 pairs of double stacked triangles; Jar is fired in oxidizing atmosphere to yield red color; Signature "Florence San Ildefonso" is incised in script on base. Florence Aguilar Naranjo is the daughter of Rosalie Simbola Aguilar and Joe Aguilar [José Angeles Aguilar] and the sister of Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar) and Alfred Aguilar, all of whose works are also represented in the CAS collection.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.9, Rim Diam = 4.8, Max Diam = 6.9
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