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CAS 0370-0134 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base and flaring sides that curve upward to a high, well defined shoulder; Short neck curves inward to wide mouth; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and slipped white, except for wide band inside rim and exterior underbody and base, which are slipped dark brown; Band of paired and hatch-lined terraced triangles encircles neck, while double band of very slender, contiguous red triangles (outlined in brown) encircles shoulder; 3 red and brown painted butterflies alternate with 3 appliquéd and modeled frog figures (painted red, brown, and white) to fill the space below the shoulder; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.7, Rim Diam = 15.1, Max Diam = 27.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0135 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Prayer bowl | |
| 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. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigment | |
| Description | Deep round prayer bowl on footed base with flaring sides that terminate in 4 terraced projections; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, slipped white and lightly burnished; Lip of bowl is painted dark brown; Paired parallel brown lines contour terraced rim just below lip on both interior and exterior; Interior design also includes large brown and red frog motif in center and brown tadpole on each rim projection; Exterior design includes brown tadpole motif on two rim projections and brown and red frog motif on the other two rim projections; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.2, Max Diam = 31.9 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0136 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Prayer bowl | |
| 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. 1900 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round prayer bowl on footed base; Flaring sides terminate in 4 terraced projections above rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and slipped white; Lip of bowl is painted brown; Interior design includes dark brown line outlining rim contours just below lip and a single brown tadpole on each of the 4 rim projections, pair of dark brown lines encircling bowl at lowest level of rim, brown plumed serpent with heart line, a large frog in the center; Exterior design includes brown line outlining rim just below lip and 8 brown tadpoles positioned equidistantly around upper sides; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.3, Max Diam = 33.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0137 |  |
| 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; First Mesa; Village: Hano | |
| Maker's Name | Sadie Adams (1905-1995) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigments | |
| Description | Flat, rectangular tile made in mold; Full length parrot motif with geometric designs on its body and wings is painted in black and red on cream-colored background on front face of tile; Signature "Sadie Adams, Polacca, Ariz." is handwritten in pencil on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 15.7, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 20.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0138 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Sandpainting | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | San Juan | |
| Other Geographic Data | Town: Sheep Springs (north of Gallup) | |
| Maker's Name | Patsy Miller | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1960s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Sand; Glue; Plywood | |
| Description | Untitled sandpainting depicting gray horned sun face with black and white eagle feathers suspended from the horns and from atop the face; Earrings are suspended from the base of each horn; Sun face is framed above and below by protective rectangular panels in gray, white, and rust brown; Background color is brown; The following is written in ink on reverse, "The Sun -- This painting is used for healing people that are sick. It [sic] color and design are made from natural color stones -- Patsy Miller." | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 12.9, Length = 17.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0139 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Cibola | |
| Other Geographic Data | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Lucy Martin Lewis (ca. 1900-1992) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigment | |
| Description | Small round plate with shallow, upward curving and flaring sides; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and slipped white; Design on the interior consists of center rectangular motif comprising spiral of solid and terraced triangles within negative, asymmetrical 4-point star; Surrounding off-center and asymmetrical quadrants are painted either with hatch-lined and solid triangles or with a single hatch-lined triangle; Signature "Lucy M. Lewis, Acoma, NM" is printed in black lettering on underside. Noted Acoma potter Lucy Martin Lewis is the mother of grandmother of many well-known potters. She is the mother of Anne Lewis Hansen and the mother-in-law of Rita Lewis, both of whose works are also represented in the CAS pottery | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.5, Max Diam = 12.1 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0140 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Cibola | |
| Other Geographic Data | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Lucy Martin Lewis (ca. 1900-1992) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigment | |
| Description | Small round plate with rounded base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and covered with brilliant white slip; Elaborate geometric design on interior consists of center rectangle and one triangle in each quadrant that are painted in fine-line technique of a continuous spiral; Remaining spaces are filled with opposing black and white triangles, forming an overall cross-like pattern; Signature "Lucy M. Lewis, Acoma, NM" is printed in black lettering on underside. Noted Acoma potter Lucy Martin Lewis is the mother of grandmother of many well-known potters. She is the mother of Anne Lewis Hansen and the mother-in-law of Rita Lewis, both of whose works are also represented in the CAS pottery | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.0, Max Diam = 9.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0141 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Cibola | |
| Other Geographic Data | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Lucy Martin Lewis (ca. 1900-1992) (attributed) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigment | |
| Description | Small round plate with rounded base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and covered with white slip; Interior is divided into all-over series of small outlined squares, each containing either a pair of small black triangles or 2 pairs of stacked black triangles and pair of narrow parallel lines (the two motifs are arranged in checkerboard pattern); Band of crescent shapes is impressed along interior rim; “Acoma, N. M.†is printed in black lettering on base, but otherwise, plate is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.9, Max Diam = 14.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0142 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Slip | |
| Description | Shallow round plate with flat base and very flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a slip and highly burnished; Single rain cloud design with thunder bolt at either side is painted in center in matte gray color; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Severa" is lightly 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 = 2.2, Max Diam = 10.3 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0143 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round salad or bread and butter sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth, coated with a clay slip and highly burnished; Band of contiguous semicircles around interior rim is painted in matte black slip; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.1, Max Diam = 18.2 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0144 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Band of large contiguous triangles with concave sides is painted in matte black slip around interior rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.7, Max Diam = 24.3 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0145 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Band of 8 contiguous elongated triangles (each with concave long side and series of short parallel dashes at short end) is painted in matte black slip around interior rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.2, Max Diam = 24.1 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0146 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; 4 paired, terraced triangles alternating with 4 triangles with concave sides are painted in matte black slip around interior rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie & Julian" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.8, Max Diam = 25.2 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0147 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Band of contiguous paired and conjoined triangles are painted in matte black slip around interior rim, resulting in negative pattern of large 8-petal flower; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.9, Max Diam = 24.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0148 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Band of 8 contiguous birdwing patterns (double stacked triangles with concave long side) is painted in matte black slip around interior rim, resulting in negative whirling pattern of same design; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.4, Max Diam = 24.6 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0149 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; 8 contiguous elongated triangles (each with concave long side and series of pendant dots and negative line along short end) are painted in matte black slip along interior rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.2, Max Diam = 24.4 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0150 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip-paint | |
| Description | Round shallow dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth, coated with a slip, and highly burnished; Design painted in matte black slip along interior rim consists of 23 contiguous and widely overlapping semicircles, forming a scalloped interior border that is framed by a narrow, parallel scalloped line; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.7, Max Diam = 24.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0151 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip-paint | |
| Description | Round shallow dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth, coated with a slip, and highly burnished; Design band consisting of 15 contiguous and shallow semicircles is painted in matte black slip around interior rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.1, Max Diam = 25.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0152 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1885-1900 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Large round olla or water jar with concave base, flaring sides that curve upward to a high, well defined shoulder, short inward sloping neck, and wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Upper and lower exterior sides are slipped white; Underbody and base are slipped reddish brown; Wide band around neck is filled with black and red geometric units; Pair of wide parallel brown lines encircles shoulder; 2 large rosettes with black and red geometric designs are positioned on opposite sides of jar below shoulder; Area between rosettes is divided into 3 horizontal bands; Upper and lower bands contain deer with heart lines; Center band contains ducks; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.1, Rim Diam = 18.0, Max Diam = 32.2 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0153 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Stew 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; Natural pigments | |
| Description | Sikyatki revival style round stew bowl with rounded base, vertical sides, and wide, everted rim; Interior and exterior are lightly burnished; Wide band around interior rim is divided into 5 panels, each containing black motif of diagonal line and triangles; Wide exterior band is divided into 2 panels with design similar to that on interior, but done in red and black; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.5, Max Diam = 28.4 |
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