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CAS 0370-0465 | ![]() |
Category | Pottery | |
Object Name | Figurine (seated man) | |
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 | Pablita Velarde (Tse Tsan) (1918-2006) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955-1960 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clay; Paint | |
Description | Modeled figurine of seated male, shown with his legs stretched out in front of him and holding pottery jar in his lap; Man's facial features are modeled and painted; His long black hair is cropped short at the sides but falls freely down his back and is decorated with 2 eagle feathers; He wears maroon breechclout, rust colored moccasins, multicolored choker with mosaic inlay shell pendant, and turquoise colored arm bands; Pottery jar is painted with black and rust brown geometric design; Signature "Pablita Velarde" is painted in black paint along outside of right leg. Pablita Velarde is best known as a painter, but earlier in life was encouraged to make pottery, but she never became proficient. She is the mother of Helen Hardin, also a painter whose early work is represented in the CAS painting collection, and the sister of Legoria Tafoya, whose pottery is represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.3, Width = 10.7, Depth = 15.2 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0466 | ![]() |
Category | Pottery | |
Object Name | Figurine (rain god) | |
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 | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1920 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clay; Tempera (?) paint | |
Description | Human-like figurine, commonly called a rain god, in seated position with outstretched legs and outstretched arms supporting olla on figure's legs; Facial features are modeled and incised and accentuated with white paint; Entire figurine is covered with reddish brown slip; Prominent modeled tuft of hair is painted white; Right cheek and front of figurine's body are randomly splattered with white paint; Figurine is unsigned. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 18.2, Width = 7.4, Depth = 9.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0467 | ![]() |
Category | Pottery | |
Object Name | Figurine (rain god) | |
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 | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1920 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clay; Tempera (?) paint | |
Description | Human-like figurine, commonly called a rain god, in seated position with outstretched legs and outstretched arms supporting olla on figurine's legs; Facial features and 3 tufts of hair are modeled and incised and accentuated with white paint; Entire figurine is covered with reddish brown slip; Additional geometric designs are painted on figurine's cheeks, chest and upper arms, and around rim and sides of olla; Figurine is unsigned. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.6, Width = 7.8, Depth = 9.9 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0468 | ![]() |
Category | Pottery | |
Object Name | Figurine (rain god) | |
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 | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1920 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clay; Tempera (?) paint | |
Description | Human-like figurine, commonly called a rain god, in seated position with outstretched legs and outstretched arms supporting olla on figurine's legs; Facial features are modeled and incised and accentuated with white and pink paint; Entire figurine is fired to dull black color; Prominent modeled tuft of hair, eyes, cheeks, upper body and arms, and rim of jar are painted white and pink; Figurine is unsigned. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.5, Width = 7.1, Depth = 9.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0469 | ![]() |
Category | Pottery | |
Object Name | Figurine (rain god) | |
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 | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1920 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clay; Tempera (?) paint | |
Description | Human-like figurine, commonly called a rain god, in seated position with outstretched legs and upraised arms with hands held at sides of head (“Hear no evilâ€); Facial features are modeled and incised and accentuated with white paint; Figurine is fired to dull black color; Prominent modeled tuft of hair, cheeks, hands, and upper chest area are painted with white geometric designs; Figurine is unsigned. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.0, Width = 6.7, Depth = 8.9 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0470 | ![]() |
Category | Pottery | |
Object Name | Figurine (ram) | |
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 | Margaret ____?_____ | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1950 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clay | |
Description | Modeled 3-dimensional figurine of big horn sheep in standing position; Entire surface of figure is scraped smooth and all but the horns are covered with red slip and highly burnished; Horns are covered with tan slip; Eyes, interior of ears, nostrils and mouth are all shallowly incised and highlighted with pale tan slip; "Margaret, St. Clara" is printed in pencil on base of front feet. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.2, Width = 4.7, Length = 12.3 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0471 | ![]() |
Category | Pottery | |
Object Name | Figurine (owl) | |
Culture | Hopi-Tewa | |
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. 1950-1955 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clay | |
Description | Modeled 3-dimensional figure of owl in standing position; Feathers on wings are suggested by concentric incised bands, while feathers on head and chest area are suggested by small triangular impressions arranged in horizontals rows; Bulging eyes appear to have been appliquéd and incised with horizontal slits that are painted dark brown; Remainder of figure is unpainted; Figure is unsigned. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.9, Width = 5.7, Depth = 6.8 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0472 | ![]() |
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 | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1960 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clay | |
Description | Shallow round ashtray with flat base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with red slip, and well burnished, but otherwise undecorated; Lightly incised signature on base possibly begins with letter "C," but is too heavily damaged to be legible. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.4, Max Diam = 9.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0473 | ![]() |
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 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0474 | ![]() |
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 outstretched wings and tail feathers and geometric design on its body; Pair of parallel lines encircle interior rim and third line encircles lip, all three of them including the ceremonial break in the design; Signature "Paul Trujillo" is printed in pencil on base. 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 = 11.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0475 | ![]() |
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. 1940-1960 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clay | |
Description | Small round jar with flat base, flaring sides on lower body, 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, but is otherwise undecorated; Signature "Luberta Garcia" is written in ink on base. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.0, Rim Diam = 4.2, Max Diam = 7.9 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0476 | ![]() |
Category | Pottery | |
Object Name | Tile | |
Culture | Hopi-Tewa | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
County | Navajo | |
Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clay; Organic pigments | |
Description | Flat, rectangular clay tile made in mold; One face is scraped very smooth and painted with image of Wakas (Cow Katsina), shown from waist up and wearing double bandoliers and holding spruce boughs in each outstretched hand; Round mask is painted with large crescent shape covering left and right sides with hourglass shape down the center, topped with pair of stylized horns; Image is painted in reddish brown on white background and framed on all four sides by pair of narrow parallel black lines; Small holes are perforated at the top and bottom edges of the tile; Tile is unsigned. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 9.9, Length = 15.2 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0477 | ![]() |
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 highly polished; Painted designs on upper exterior includes narrow black encircling line just below rim and narrow curvilinear fret line with pendant tick marks just below it; Solid black line outlines rim; Signature "Mary Juan" is written in script on base. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.2, Rim Diam = 5.5, Max Diam = 6.7 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0478 | ![]() |
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; 4 paired red feathers with black tips alternating with 4 paired black triangles and all are pendant from narrow black line that encircles bowl on exterior just below rim; Heavy black line outlines lip; Base is over-painted red; Bowl is unsigned. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.6, Rim Diam = 8.0, Max Diam = 9.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0479 | ![]() |
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 a red slip; Exterior is also polished; Painted black designs on exterior consist of solid black triangles that are pendant from and widely spaced along narrow encircling line just below rim; Lower point of each triangle extends down to form a outlined J-shaped motif; Signature "Mary Juan" is written in script on base. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.4, Rim Diam = 5.6, Max Diam = 7.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0480 | ![]() |
Category | Carvings; Ceremonial Items | |
Object Name | Fetish (bear) | |
Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | McKinley | |
Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1910-1940 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Stone; Turquoise; Cotton thread | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.4, Width = 1.5, Length = 4.1 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0481 | ![]() |
Category | Carvings; Ceremonial Items | |
Object Name | Fetish (bear) | |
Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | McKinley | |
Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890-1920 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Stone; Shell; Turquoise; Coral; Feathers; Buckskin thong | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.6, Width = 2.4, Length = 5.9 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0482 | ![]() |
Category | Carvings; Ceremonial Items | |
Object Name | Fetish (turtle) | |
Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | McKinley | |
Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890-1920 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Stone; Shell; Turquoise; Coral; Feathers; Buckskin thong | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.6, Width = 4.8, Length = 6.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0483 | ![]() |
Category | Pottery | |
Object Name | Effigy bowl (bird) | |
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. 1940s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clay | |
Description | Small oval-shaped bowl with flat pedestal base and flaring sides in the form of a bird; Small head of bird is modeled along rim at one end of bowl, while opposite rim is cut away to suggest bird's tail; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Exterior base is covered with red slip, while remaining exterior and interior surfaces are covered with cream-colored slip; Solid black line outlines rim; Black zigzag line is pendant from rim on interior and band of black triangles is pendant from rim on exterior; Large geometric motif fills interior of bowl and bird's facial features are painted in black; Bowl is unsigned. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.7, Width = 6.2, Length = 10.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0484 | ![]() |
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 outstretched wings in center, encircled by vine-like band just below rim; 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 = 2.7, Max Diam = 8.7 |
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