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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0528L | |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Nativity figurine (shepherd) | |
| 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 | Manuel Vigil (1900-1990) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Tempera paint | |
| Description | 3-dimensional figurine of shepherd in 17-piece nativity set, shown in standing position with right arm extended and holding wooden staff; Figure's facial features are incised and he wears violet pants, yellow shirt, blue serape and rust colored moccasins; Hair is knotted behind the head; Figurine is mounted on clay base and is unsigned. This and other figures in this nativity set make up Vigil’s Pueblo-style nativity, but he also made colonial Spanish and Plains Indian style nativity sets. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.8, Width = 7.0, Depth = 6.2 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0528M |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Nativity figurine (shepherd) | |
| 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 | Manuel Vigil (1900-1990) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Tempera paint | |
| Description | 3-dimensional figurine of shepherd in 17-piece nativity set, shown in standing position with right arm outstretched and holding wooden staff; Figure's facial features are incised and he wears blue pants, orange shirt, magenta serape, and rust colored moccasins; Hair is knotted behind the head; Figurine is mounted on clay base and is unsigned. This and other figures in this nativity set make up Vigil’s Pueblo-style nativity, but he also made colonial Spanish and Plains Indian style nativity sets. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.3, Width = 6.3, Depth = 6.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0528N |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Nativity figurine (shepherd) | |
| 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 | Manuel Vigil (1900-1990) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Tempera paint | |
| Description | 3-dimensional figurine of shepherd in 17-piece nativity set, shown in standing position with right arm outstretched and holding wooden staff; Figure's facial features are incised and he wears red pants, chartreuse shirt, magenta serape, and rust colored moccasins; Hair is knotted behind the head; Figurine is mounted on clay base and is unsigned. This and other figures in this nativity set make up Vigil’s Pueblo-style nativity, but he also made colonial Spanish and Plains Indian style nativity sets. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.0, Width = 7.0, Depth = 6.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0528O |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Nativity figurine (sheep) | |
| 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 | Manuel Vigil (1900-1990) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Tempera paint | |
| Description | 3-dimensional figurine of sheep in 17-piece nativity set, shown in standing position; Figure's facial features are incised and its body is painted white; Figurine is unsigned. This and other figures in this nativity set make up Vigil’s Pueblo-style nativity, but he also made colonial Spanish and Plains Indian style nativity sets. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.6, Width = 3.9, Length = 10.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0528P |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Nativity figurine (sheep) | |
| 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 | Manuel Vigil (1900-1990) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Tempera paint | |
| Description | 3-dimensional figurine of sheep in 17-piece nativity set, shown in standing position; Figure's facial features are incised and its body is painted white; Figurine is unsigned. This and other figures in this nativity set make up Vigil’s Pueblo-style nativity, but he also made colonial Spanish and Plains Indian style nativity sets. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.6, Width = 3.1, Length = 9.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0528Q |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Nativity figurine (sheep) | |
| 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 | Manuel Vigil (1900-1990) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Tempera paint | |
| Description | 3-dimensional figurine of sheep in 17-piece nativity set, shown in standing position; Figure's facial features are incised and its body is painted white; Figurine is unsigned. This and other figures in this nativity set make up Vigil’s Pueblo-style nativity, but he also made colonial Spanish and Plains Indian style nativity sets. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.1, Width = 3.5, Length = 10.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0544 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Community: Wide Ruins | |
| Maker's Name | Mary Ben | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1959 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, vegetal dyed, and carded wool weft; 4-ply commercial wool weft | |
| Description | Chinle style rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Borderless, banded pattern consists of 5 bands of white squash blossom motifs on chartreuse background, alternating with 6 wider bands that have narrow wavy bands in green and white or gray and chartreuse on either dark green or chartreuse background; Plain white bands separate adjacent bands. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 85.5, Length = 132.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0545 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| 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. 1890-1900 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cotton string warp; Germantown natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Small central serrated diamond in black and turquoise blue on gray background is flanked on either side by wide vertical turquoise blue zigzag line edged in white and black, and the whole enclosed in a double terraced zigzag border in red, followed by a second double rectilinear fret border in white and black; Row of 3 small white and blue (faded to lavender) diamonds are positioned near each end of rug between the two borders; Traces of green, red, and yellow fringe remain along one end where warps are cut and knotted; Traces of blue and green fringe remain along opposite end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 79.0, Length = 151.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0546 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Dress panel | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1865-1875 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun and raveled wool weft | |
| Description | Single dress panel woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Wide center panel in natural black - brown is flanked on either end by red panel containing several narrow black -brown or indigo-blue bands and row of 5 terraced blue diamonds with red cross in center (half-diamond at each end of row). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 89.0, Length = 138.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0547 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Saddle throw | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890-1900 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cotton string warp; Germantown natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Saddle throw woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design consists of 3 vertical columns of white diamonds edged in black, and 2 vertical columns of smaller black diamonds edged in white, all on red background; Salt and pepper rectilinear fret border frames design on four sides; Possible traces of blue and gray fringe remain along one end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 58.5, Length = 81.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0548 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Saddle throw | |
| 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. 1885-1890 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cotton string warp; Germantown aniline dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Saddle throw woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design consists of vertical columns of serrated concentric diamonds in colors of green, white, blue, gold, purple, and red, all on red background; Overall design is asymmetrical. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 81.0, Length = 70.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0549 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Blanket | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cotton string warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Rug woven in design of woman's wearing blanket; Overall 9-spot layout includes 9 red rectangles (3 rows of 3 rectangles each, connected by alternating red and black bands) each with paired bands of alternating black and yellow parallelograms; Overall background consists of alternating narrow gray and black bands. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 93.5, Length = 54.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0550 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Saddle throw | |
| 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. 1900 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cotton string warp; Germantown natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Saddle throw woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design consists of double concentric diamond motif (in colors of red, white, green, and yellow) in center, framed on all four sides by blue zigzag border (edged in white) with serrated outer edge; Background color is red; Decorative fringe along border is in repeating sequence of red, green, and white, with one segment of yellow in center; Green tassel tied to one corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 56.3, Length = 65.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0551 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Saddle blanket | |
| 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. 1953 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cotton string warp; Handspun natural, carded and vegetal-dyed (?) wool weft | |
| Description | Double saddle blanket woven entirely in weft-faced twill weave; Central design field is divided into two panels, one woven in black and white vertical beading and the other in gray and white vertical beading; Narrow band across center separates the two main panels and is woven in pale yellow and white vertical beading; Wide border with reciprocating terraced "T" motif in black and white frames each end of blanket; Supplementary black tassels are added at each corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 77.0, Length = 122.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0552 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Saddle blanket | |
| 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 | 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and carded wool weft | |
| Description | Single saddle blanket woven entirely in diagonal twill weave in colors of black, white, and carded gray; Tan fringe is added to lower corners. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 74.3, Length = 66.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0553 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Blanket | |
| 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 | 1890-1910 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Soft, loosely woven wearing blanket (known as diyugi) woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Banded design consists of 4 rose-colored bands (2 with internal bands in rust brown and white and 2 edged in white) and 3 rust brown bands (with internal bands in rose and natural brown - black), all on carded gray background; Decorative purple lilac colored fringe is added to each corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 90.0, Length = 133.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0554 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| 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 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Non-regional rug (or possibly odd-sized double saddle blanket) woven primarily in diagonal twill weave; Borderless, banded design consists of double horizontal bands (each woven of two colors) in orange, rust brown, black, white, red, and blue-gray, alternating with wider bands in black and white or gray and white; Narrow design bands are woven in diagonal twill on half the rug and in vertical beaded pattern (combining 3 colors) on opposite half; Wider bands are woven in diagonal twill throughout rug. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 89.5, Length = 121.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0555 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Saddle blanket | |
| 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. 1890-1900 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun aniline dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Single saddle blanket woven entirely in diamond twill weave in colors of gold, black, and red; Red and green fringe and green tassels added to lower corners. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 85.5, Length = 67.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0556 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Serape | |
| 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. 1885-1895 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cotton string warp; Handspun carded, raveled, and Germantown wool weft | |
| Description | Serape woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Asymmetrical, banded design on red background includes bands of concentric serrated diamonds and parallel serrated zigzag lines in brown, orange, green, maroon, white, black, gray, and lavender; Large rectangular motif in light tan is located near one end of serape; Supplemental fringe in green, maroon, black, and brown is added along one end; Traces of supplemental green tassels are evident in corners at opposite end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 85.0, Length = 124.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0557 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| 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. 1957 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cotton string warp; Handspun natural, carded, aniline, and vegetal (?) dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Shiprock-style yei rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design consists of row of four frontal facing yei figures whose bodies are predominantly orange, brown, red, and gold, respectively; Each wears a multi-colored kilt and is holding ribbon or feather streamers in their upraised hands; Figures are flanked at either end by a turquoise-colored corn plant, all on white background; Double straight-edged border in dark brown and red frames rug on all four sides. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 78.5, Length = 125.5 | |
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