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| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0154 | |
| 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. 1880 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigments | |
| Description | Round stew bowl with flat base, rounded lower body and flaring rim; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and coated with white slip; Interior designs include red band with scalloped upper and lower edges around rim and elaborate geometric pattern (rain bird with clouds and feather patterns) in center; Exterior underbody is rag-wiped with red slip; Repetitive geometric band in red, black, and white encircles upper sides on exterior; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.4, Max Diam = 25.7 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0155 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Vase | |
| 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. 1930s to 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Tall round vase with flat base and slightly curved walls that rise steeply almost to rim, then curve inward to wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is also covered with dark rust brown slip and highly burnished; Painted design bands encircle upper and lower exterior sides; Lower band is divided into 4 panels, each containing asymmetrical gray terraced triangle within larger tan triangle and row of gray triangles pendant from upper framing line, all outlined in a flesh tone; Upper design band includes a continuous flesh-toned rectilinear fret, framed above and below by scalloped band in gray, tan, and flesh tones; "Catherine" is written in pencil on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 19.8, Rim Diam = 10.6, Max Diam = 15.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0156 |  |
| 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. 1900 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; natural pigments | |
| Description | Round water jar with narrow concave base, flaring sides and greatly expanded midsection, very high shoulder, and short neck with wide mouth and inward sloping rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Interior and lower body on exterior are covered with reddish orange slip; Upper body on exterior is covered with white slip; Painted designs in black and red on upper body of exterior include a band of diamond shapes around lower body; Above this band a large hourglass motif made of feather designs is repeated 4 times, alternating with a floral motif that is also repeated 4 times; Band of geometric motifs encircles neck; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 28.7, Rim Diam = 17.5, Max Diam = 33.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0157 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Dough 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. 1880-1890 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Large round bread dough bowl with flat base and rounded sides; Rim form is straight with rounded lip; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Underbody is slipped deep red; Remaining surfaces are slipped white; Exterior design consists of 2 capped-feather motifs in red and black; Interior design consists of wide band of 3 large volute motifs in red and black, and red scalloped band and pair brown encircling lines just below rim; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.6, Max Diam = 37.7 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0158 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 | Christina Naranjo (1891-1980) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Jar with flat base, flaring lower sides, mid-level shoulder, and tall, wide neck with everted rim and wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior of neck and entire exterior are highly burnished; 3 bear paw patterns are incised on neck; Jar is reduction fired to glossy black color; Signature "Christina Naranjo Santa Clara Pueblo" is incised in script on base. Christina Naranjo was a sister to Margaret Tafoya, mother of Mary Cain, Teresita Naranjo, and Mida Tafoya, and grandmother of Stella Naranjo Chavarria and Victor Eckelberry, all of whose works are represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 31.4, Rim Diam = 24.0, Max Diam = 35.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0159 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Paul (?) Sherman | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Glaze | |
| Description | Wheel thrown round plate with very shallow concave surface and slight pedestal ring on base; Single yei figure is incised on interior of plate; Interior and exterior are coated with matte black glaze; Pair of small diameter holes perforate the pedestal ring to allow for hanging plate on wall; "Navajo" is incised on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.9, Max Diam = 28.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0160 |  |
| 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 | ca. 1925-1943 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Large round plate with flat base and flaring sides that rise up slightly toward rim; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Background of design band on interior is painted in matte black slip, resulting in negative design of 16 feathers arranged in spoke-like pattern; Series of 4 parallel framing lines encircles interior rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie & Julian" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.5, Max Diam = 33.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0161 |  |
| 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), Popovi Da (1921-1971) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1957-1958 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Pigment | |
| Description | Large round shallow plate with wide flat base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth; Exterior is slipped red; Interior is slipped tan; Interior design consists of complex black 4-point star comprising positive and negative geometric motifs, surrounded by additional black and orange geometric filler motifs; Series of 4 parallel black lines encircles interior rim; Plate is fired in oxidizing atmosphere to yield polychrome coloring; Signature "Maria Popovi" [Maria Martinez - Popovi Da] is incised on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.0, Max Diam = 37.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0162 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Very large jar with flat narrow diameter base; Sides on lower body flare outward to a midlevel terraced shoulder, then rise upward forming tall, wide, constricted neck with outward curving rim with scalloped edge; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth; Upper 5 cm of interior of neck and entire exterior (with exception of base) are highly burnished, but otherwise undecorated; Jar is reduction fired to glossy black color; Signature "Marie + Julian" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 38.7, Rim Diam = 24.2, Max Diam = 38.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0163 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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; Organic and mineral pigments | |
| Description | Large round jar with flat base, flaring sides; High wide shoulder, and short neck; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and exterior is burnished; Wide design band extends from base of neck to well below shoulder and is divided into 2 panels, each including large feather motif and other geometric units (triangles, rectangles, spirals) painted red and black in several techniques (stippling, fine-line hachures, outlining, solid colors); Very wide black framing lines mark upper and lower limits of band; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 21.9, Rim Diam = 14.4, Max Diam = 34.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0164 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigments | |
| Description | Round, squat jar with flat base, flaring sides, high shoulder and short neck; Everted rim has rounded lip; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and slipped red; Exterior is burnished; Design band on shoulder and upper sides is divided into 4 equal panels; Feather and other geometric patterns are each repeated twice, all between wide black upper and lower framing lines; Floral signature (Sadie Adams) is painted on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.4, Rim Diam = 15.8, Max Diam = 32.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0165 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 | Nampeyo (ca. 1860-1942), Fannie Polacca Nampeyo (ca. 1900-1987) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1910 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural pigments | |
| Description | Round, squat jar with rounded base, flaring lower sides, and wide, midlevel shoulder that slopes inward to narrow mouth; Rim form is inward curving with rounded lip; Interior is scraped smooth; Exterior is scraped smooth, slipped white, and burnished; Designs in black and red include 4 eagle wing patterns with central stars, arranged in cross-like pattern around mouth; White slip on red clay indicates ca. 1910; Jar is unsigned, but uneven painting suggests it was probably made by Nampeyo and painted by Fannie (or another of Nampeyo’s daughters) early in the daughter’s career. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.8, Rim Diam = 11.8, Max Diam = 32.3 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0166 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| 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 | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round bowl with flat base, flaring sides, and 2 effigy handles on sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and slipped white, except for exterior underbody which is slipped red; Black designs on interior include band of contiguous triangles below rim and concentric geometric bands in center; Exterior design includes band of cloud motifs pendant from encircling line just below rim and band of small contiguous triangles pendant from encircling line on lower body; All encircling lines and design bands on interior and exterior include the traditional break in the design; Lines and dots decorate each effigy handle; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.5, Width = 25.4, Rim Diam = 20.4, Max Diam = 21.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0167 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo) | |
| Maker's Name | Monica Silva (b. ca. 1900; active potter ca. 1910s-1940s) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Shallow oval bowl with flat base and gently curved sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and covered with a cream-colored slip; Bowl is otherwise undecorated and unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.7, Width = 24.2, Max Diam = 33.0, Length = 33.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0168 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 | Nampeyo (ca. 1860-1942), Fannie Polacca Nampeyo (ca. 1900-1987) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic and mineral pigments | |
| 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 are scraped smooth and exterior is polished; Wide design band extending from mid-shoulder level to lower body consists of Nampeyo family design known as "Migration Design" comprising stylized bird wingtip motifs that are decorated in black fine line cross-hatching; Intervening spaces are filled with red triangles; Heavy black framing lines outline top and bottom of overall design band; Signature "Nampeyo Fannie" (painted in black block letters on base) indicates jar was made by Nampeyo and painted by her daughter, Fannie. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 21.6, Rim Diam = 14.2, Max Diam = 35.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0169 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) or Mogollon | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Prehistoric | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Small round bowl with rounded base and gently rounded sides; Interior surface is scraped smooth, lightly burnished, and smudged to a black color; Coils on exterior have been left unobliterated but several coils have been corrugated; Exterior color is reddish brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.6, Rim Diam = 11.7, Max Diam = 12.4 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0170 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Pojoaque Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | Pojoaque Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Miniature round jar with flat base, very low shoulder, and sides that slope inward as they rise from the base to a narrow mouth with a flaring rim; 2 perforated loop handles are attached opposite each other just below the rim on the sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is coated with a white slip, burnished, and painted with a black geometric design that includes band of open rectangles around lower sides and open triangles with tick marks on upper sides between handles; Series of short tick marks decorates the interior rim; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.6, Rim Diam = 3.7, Max Diam = 6.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0171 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 | Small but deep round bowl with flat base and deep, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, possibly coated with red slip, and lightly burnished; Overall color is very dark reddish brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.4, Max Diam = 10.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0172 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) or Mogollon | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Prehistoric | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Small round bowl with flattened base, rounded sides that slope inward above midlevel height, then flare out at rim to form a wide mouth; Interior is scraped smooth and smudged to a black color; Exterior surface is tooled to produce rope-like texture; Exterior color is reddish; Two small punched holes are located opposite each other just below rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.2, Rim Diam = 9.5, Max Diam = 11.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0173 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Pojoaque Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | Pojoaque Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Miniature round jar with rounded base, very low shoulder, and inward sloping sides that rise to a very short neck and narrow mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is coated with white slip, burnished and painted with 2 bands of contiguous black triangles with pendant dots on all sides; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.7, Rim Diam = 3.3, Max Diam = 6.5 | |
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