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CAS 0370-0416 | |
| 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 = 3.2, Width = 3.9, Length = 5.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0417 |  |
| 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 = 3.6, Width = 3.2, Length = 6.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0418 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Axe head | |
| Culture | unidentified Native American | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Southwest US, probably | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Axe head that is chipped to its overall elongated, rectangular shape; Proximal end is flattened and round, tapering toward the distal end to a flattened cutting edge that is triangular in cross-section; Wide, 3/4 U-shaped groove for hafting axe head to wooden handle extends around axe head slightly above mid-section; Entire exterior surface, except for hafting groove, is ground very smooth; Overall color is green-black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.8, Thickness = 5.6, Length = 17.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0419 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Axe head | |
| Culture | unidentified Native American | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Southwest US, probably | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Axe head that is chipped to its overall elongated, rectangular shape; Proximal end is flattened and round, tapering toward the distal end to a flattened cutting edge that is triangular in cross-section; Wide, 3/4 U-shaped groove for hafting axe head to wooden handle extends around axe head slightly above mid-section; Entire exterior surface, including hafting groove, is ground very smooth; Overall color is black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.4, Thickness = 5.0, Length = 12.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0426 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) or Mogollon | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Prehistoric | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with rounded base, flaring sides on lower body; Low shoulder, and inward sloping upper body that rises to a wide mouth with flaring rim; Interior surface is scraped smooth; Exterior surface is tooled to produce textured surface; Overall color is gray to light brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.4, Rim Diam = 13.6, Max Diam = 17.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0427 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Mohave or Diegueño | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | San Diego | |
| Other Geographic Data | Santa Ysabel Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Mrs. Jose M. Osuna (b. ca. 1876) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1934 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Micaceous clay | |
| Description | Round jar with rounded base and sides, and inward tapering shoulder that rises to form short, straight neck with wide mouth; Interior surfaces are very rough; Exterior surfaces are scraped smooth but otherwise undecorated; Several gray to black fire clouds mark the otherwise buff-color of the vessel. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 20.6, Rim Diam = 10.1, Max Diam = 19.8 | |
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CAS 0370-0428 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bean pot | |
| 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 | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Deep round bean pot with flat base, rounded lower body, sides that taper inward very slightly toward rim, and wide mouth; Two flat, crescent-shaped handles are attached opposite each other just below rim on upper sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, covered with reddish-brown micaceous clay slip, and burnished; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.1, Width = 22.8, Rim Diam = 17.1, Max Diam = 20.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0429 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Mohave | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California, Arizona | |
| County | San Bernardino, CA, Mohave, AZ | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890-1910 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Micaceous clay; Sandstone temper; Glass beads; Cotton thread | |
| Description | Round effigy jar with four spouts on sides, a footed base, and a modeled human head at the top; Exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and painted with all-over network of 3 parallel and intersecting lines (fish bone pattern) with red dots in intervening spaces; Foot, neck, rims of spouts are also painted red; Modeled effigy head is painted with red designs on cheeks, jowls and brow; Three strands of seed beads in alternating bands of blue and white are wrapped around effigy's neck. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 18.7, Max Diam = 19.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0430 |  |
| 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 | ca. 1954 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, round body, and very short neck with slightly everted rim and wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior of rim and entire exterior are covered with red slip and polished, but otherwise undecorated; Signature "Mary Juan" is painted in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.5, Rim Diam = 12.2, Max Diam = 19.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0431 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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, flaring sides, high shoulder, and short neck rising to wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior and underbody of exterior are slipped with brick red slip; Remaining exterior surface is slipped with cream-colored slip and painted with 2 bird images alternating with 2 geometric patterns in red and black; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.1, Rim Diam = 12.4, Max Diam = 17.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0432 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pinal | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Scottsdale | |
| Maker's Name | Charles Loloma (1921-1991) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1953 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round stoneware, wheel-thrown bowl with flat base and flaring sides; Interior and upper half of exterior is covered with a dark brown glaze; Narrow zigzag band is incised on the exterior glazed band; Walls of bowl are fairly thin; Signature "Charles Loloma 53" is incised on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.7, Max Diam = 16.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0435 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pinal | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Scottsdale | |
| Maker's Name | Charles Loloma (1921-1991) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round, wheel-thrown stoneware bowl with flat base and flaring sides with pronounced keel just above midlevel; Sides curve inward slightly toward rim; Exterior is incised with series of vertical lines extending from base to just below rim; Spaces between adjacent incised lines are filled with incised dots; Interior and upper exterior are coated with a green-brown glaze; Signature "Loloma" is incised on base in stylized printed letters. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.9, Rim Diam = 17.5, Max Diam = 18.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0436A,B |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar with lid | |
| Culture | Hopi-Tewa | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; First Mesa; Village: Hano | |
| Maker's Name | Sadie Adams (1905-1995) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigments | |
| Description | Large round jar with flat base and globose body rising to very high shoulder, then tapering in toward wide mouth; Fitted lid has knob-like handle; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and exterior is lightly polished; Exterior design includes stylized rain bird motif and two floral designs (possibly corn) on opposite sides of jar, all painted in black; Lid is undecorated; Floral signature of Sadie Adams is painted in black on base of jar. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.3, Rim Diam = 10.2, Max Diam = 20.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0437 |  |
| 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. 1930s to 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Deep round jar with flat base, rounded sides, and very short and wide constricted neck with flaring rim and wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and lightly burnished; Lip is marked with series of shallow notches to produce scalloped edge; Jar is unsigned; “Picuris†is penciled on bottom. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.7, Rim Diam = 19.2, Max Diam = 20.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0438 |  |
| 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. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with flat, narrow diameter base, flaring lower body, below midlevel shoulder, and rounded upper body with inward curving rim and wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth but are otherwise undecorated; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.8, Rim Diam = 14.5, Max Diam = 23.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0439 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pinal | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Scottsdale | |
| Maker's Name | Charles Loloma (1921-1991) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1953 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round stoneware, wheel-thrown bowl with flat base and flaring sides that rise vertically near rim; Interior is glazed brown; Exterior is unslipped or unglazed and is incised with band of 9 seated Hopi maidens, each with squash blossom hair style and each wearing a single-shoulder dress; Signature "Charles Loloma, 1953" is incised on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.7, Rim Diam = 14.0, Max Diam = 14.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0440 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base and overall spherical shape with midlevel shoulder, rounded upper body that slopes inward toward rim, and wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is covered with dark rust brown slip and highly burnished; Design band around upper sides on exterior is painted in gray, pale coral, tan, and white and includes alternating paired terraced triangles and paired straight-edged triangles, all outlined in white and bordered by double white framing lines above and below; Jar is unsigned. Identified as the work of Catherine Vigil in March, 1982 by her son Martin Vigil, Jr. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 19.7, Rim Diam = 14.2, Max Diam = 25.3 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0441 |  |
| Category | Lamps; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Lamp base | |
| 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 | Paqua Naha (aka First Frog Woman) (ca. 1890-1955) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint | |
| Description | Lamp base made in the form of an inverted jar; Flanged base supports flaring sides that rise to a rounded shoulder and stepped, lid-like top; Center hole in top is for placement of center lamp pole and hole on side near base is for electrical cord; Exterior is scraped very smooth and polished; Parrot motif is painted twice on sides in red and black, alternating with black geometric design; Black feather motif is painted twice on top, encircling center hole; Artist’s hallmark of a frog is painted in black on base. Paqua Naha was the mother of Joy Navasie (second Frog Woman), the grandmother of Natelle Navasie Curtis, the great-grandmother of Harrison Jim, Jr., the mother-in-law of Helen Naha (Feather Woman), and the grandmother of Sylvia Naha, all of whose work are represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 17.7, Max Diam = 13.8 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0443 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Nez Perce | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Idaho, Washington or Oregon | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early to mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Hop twine; Hemp; Corn husk; Wool yarn; Canvas cloth; Metal; Leather | |
| Description | Large, flat rectangular storage bag woven in 2-strand plain twining technique; Warp material is hop twine; Weft material around base and mouth of bag is hemp, while hop twine is used as the weft over the remainder body; Sides taper inward slightly toward the mouth; Canvas strip attached at bottom to which metal rings have been attached with thread; Wide hide band is laced through rings; Designs are woven of wool yarn in a false embroidery technique, against a background of undyed corn husk, and consist of 6 rows of green hourglass figures on red rectangles on the front face of the bag, and 4 rows of diamonds and half diamonds in green, blue, red, orange, and turquoise on the reverse face. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 32.4, Length = 47.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0444 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Toggle / fastener / ivory carving | |
| 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. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ivory | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 1.2, Width = 1.4, Length = 5.0 | |
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