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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0392 | |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Candle stick / holder | |
| 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 | Juanita Wo Peen Gonzales (1908-1988) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Candle holder (companion piece to CAS 0370-0393) for 5 candles in form of rectangular block that rises in series of 3 terraces from both ends; Sides of holder are perfectly vertical and highly burnished, except for base; Deep cylindrical hole for holding candle is carved into surface of each flat-topped terrace; Holder is reduction fired to glossy black color; Signature "Juanita Wo-peen" is incised in script on base. Juanita Wo Peen Gonzales is the sister-in-law of Rayita Gonzales, whose work is also represented in the CAS pottery collection. Her husband, Louis Wo Peen Gonzales, is a painter. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.7, Width = 5.0, Length = 27.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0393 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Candle stick / holder | |
| 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 | Juanita Wo Peen Gonzales (1908-1988) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Candle holder (companion piece to CAS 0370-0392) for 5 candles in form of rectangular block that rises in series of 3 terraces from both ends; Sides of holder are perfectly vertical and highly burnished, except for base; Deep cylindrical hole for holding candle is carved into surface of each flat-topped terrace; Holder is reduction fired to glossy black color; Signature "Juanita Wo-peen" is incised in script on base. Juanita Wo Peen Gonzales is the sister-in-law of Rayita Gonzales, whose work is also represented in the CAS pottery collection. Her husband, Louis Wo Peen Gonzales, is a painter. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.9, Width = 5.0, Length = 27.9 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0394 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Effigy bowl (bird) | |
| 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 | Severa Tafoya (1890-1973) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Slip | |
| Description | Effigy bowl in the form of a bird with flat base and widely flaring sides that represent squared off wings and tail; Modeled head of bird rises above rim and terminates in pointed beak; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and highly burnished; Geometric band painted in dark gray encircles upper sides on interior and includes negative terraced triangle representing kiva steps on tail; Additional kiva steps are represented by terraced edges of band on each wing; Single framing line parallels upper edge of design band; Punctate pair of holes represent eyes on bird's head; Bowl is reduction fired to glossy black-on-black color; Signature "Severa" is incised in script on base. Severa Tafoya is the sister of Van Gutierrez, sister-in-law of Lela Gutierrez, the mother of Angela Baca, the grandmother of Tina Garcia and Greg Garcia, and the aunt of Margaret and Luther Gutierrez, all of whose works are represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.1, Width = 23.9, Length = 30.4 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0395 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Effigy bowl (bird) | |
| 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. 1930-1945 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Very wide, round effigy bowl in the form of a bird with flat base and flaring sides that extend outward to represent folded wings and rounded tapering tail; Modeled head of bird rises well above rim and terminates in pointed beak; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped very smooth and are highly burnished, except exterior base; Pair of punctate holes represent bird's eyes and series of short deeply incised lines at front and back of each wing and along edge of tail represent feathers; Bowl is otherwise undecorated; Bowl is reduction fired to glossy black color and is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.8, Width = 28.3, Length = 33.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0398 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Culinary Items | |
| Object Name | Spoon | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Spoon carved from single piece of wood; Elongated, shallow bowl is attached to wide openwork handle. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 1.2, Width = 3.5, Length = 20.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0400 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| 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; Slip | |
| Description | Round bowl with flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and exterior is highly burnished; Band of 4 terraced kiva step motifs and 4 stylized feather (?) motifs, all pendant from rim, encircle upper sides of bowl; Bowl is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie + Julian" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.3, Rim Diam = 14.5, Max Diam = 19.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0401 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Brush | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Grass stems; Cotton string | |
| Description | Brush made from grass stems gathered into bundle and secured near one end with strip of cotton cloth; Used primarily for sweeping corn from grinding stone or sweeping hogan floor, but also for combing hair. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 6.0, Length = 35.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0402 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Yup'ik (Yupik) Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood; Bone | |
| Description | Shallow oval bowl with bone inlay on the rim in eight places, design on interior bottom, two incised lines that are colored red and black respectively are found on the exterior body. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.2, Width = 29.3, Length = 35.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0403 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Cross | |
| Culture | Rio Grande Pueblo (?) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood; Straw | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 12.5, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 20.4 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0404 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Cross | |
| Culture | Rio Grande Pueblo (?) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood; Straw | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 12.7, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 20.3 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0405 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Bering Sea Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | Western region | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Oval-shaped bowl with flat base and slightly flaring sides and separately carved and attached rim; Interior base of bowl shows single splayed image of bird with center life line and framed by a single line, all painted in black; Rim is painted rust red on interior and exterior. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.5, Width = 12.2, Length = 17.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0406 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Bering Sea Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | Western region | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Oval-shaped bowl with flat base and slightly flaring sides and separately carved and attached rim; Interior base of bowl shows two images of deer, each depicted in x-ray fashion and with a spear or arrow lodged in their shoulders; Images are painted in black and framed by a single black line; Upper interior rim of bowl and entire attached rim (interior and exterior) are painted rust red. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.0, Width = 16.2, Length = 25.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0407 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Ashtray | |
| Culture | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Ashtray in the form of a beehive-shaped pueblo-style outdoor bread oven, mounted on flat oval disc; Exterior of oven and surrounding disc are covered with white slip; Exterior of oven is painted with band of terraced triangles around its base and a cloud motif over its open door; Floor of oven is covered with reddish slip; Small saddle-like device is positioned in front of oven to support cigarette; Ashtray is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.7, Max Diam = 9.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0408 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Yup'ik (Yupik) Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood; Shell: nacre (mother-of-pearl) | |
| Description | Shallow bowl with flat bottom and small pedestal on exterior, hand grips carved on each end and inset with three pieces of mother of pearl in X shapes on each end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.2, Width = 19.5, Length = 42.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0409 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Yup'ik (Yupik) Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Oval shaped wooden bowl with flaring sides and hand grips at each end, flat bottomed exterior. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.7, Width = 28.8, Length = 44.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0410 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Vase | |
| 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 | Short, cylindrical vase with flat base and vertical sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is also burnished; Black painted designs on exterior consist of stylized feather motif that is pendant from narrow upper line and repeated 4 times around sides of vase; Overall band is framed above by wide and narrow framing lines, both of which show the traditional ceremonial break; Vase is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.3, Rim Diam = 5.7, Max Diam = 7.2 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0411 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Ashtray | |
| 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. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round ashtray with flat base, flaring sides, and wide outward-flaring rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and lightly burnished; Design band around flat rim is divided into 4 panels and decorated with 2 black leaf motifs, each of which is repeated twice; Heavy black line encircles lip; Ashtray is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.9, Max Diam = 10.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0412 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Culinary Items; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Ladle | |
| Culture | Yup'ik (Yupik) Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood; Stain | |
| Description | Ladle carved from single piece of wood; Deep bowl of spoon has rounded base and vertical sides that taper to point at both ends; Short cylindrical handle extends from one end, about 1 cm; Below rim, and terminates in perforated circle; Narrow band around exterior rim of spoon's bowl is marked with shallow cross-cut marks and stained black; Terminal end of handle is also stained black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.5, Width = 12.1, Length = 28.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0413 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Ceremonial Items | |
| Object Name | Bull-roarer | |
| Culture | Rio Grande Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | Northern Rio Grande area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Buckskin thong | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.8, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 10.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0415 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Wood carving (bird) | |
| Culture | Rio Grande Pueblo (?) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | Northern Rio Grande area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood; Buckskin thong | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.8, Width = 4.1, Length = 6.8 | |
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