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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0175 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | 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 is scraped smooth and smudged to a black color; Exterior surface has been tooled to produced a roughened texture; Exterior is fired to a reddish color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.7, Max Diam = 10.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0176 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Ceremonial Items | |
| Object Name | Fetish (anthropomorphic) | |
| Culture | Rio Grande Pueblo (?) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Cylindrical fetish probably depicting a stylized human; Fetish is chipped and ground to overall shape, and a groove encircles the upper portion suggesting a featureless human head. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.9, Length = 5.8 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0177 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Shaft abrader | |
| Culture | unidentified Native American (California Indian?) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California, possibly | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1800s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Fist-sized round flattened rock with a narrow U-shaped grove across one face that was used to smooth the surface of an arrow shaft by rubbing the stone along the length of the shaft, thereby removing any imperfections so the arrow would fly straight. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.7, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 5.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0178 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Seed jar | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| 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 round seed jar with spherical shape and narrow mouth at top; Vessel walls are extremely thick but are scraped smooth on interior and exterior; Large black firecloud covers exterior lower body, while remainder of jar is gray. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.7, Rim Diam = 4.1, Max Diam = 10.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0179 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| 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 bowl with flat base, rounded sides, and wide mouth with inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, probably coated with light colored slip, and lightly burnished; Bowl does not appear to have been decorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.6, Rim Diam = 10.0, Max Diam = 12.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0181 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| 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 round jar with slightly flattened base, rounded lower body, and inward sloping sides that rise to a wide mouth; Interior surface and exterior of lower body are minimally scraped smooth; Coils on exterior above midlevel height are left unobliterated; Overall color is gray. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.4, Rim Diam = 7.4, Max Diam = 9.7 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0184 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Vicinity of Hopi Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Pueblo IV: ca. 1300-1600 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Jeddito black-on-yellow round bowl with rounded base and sides; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Black painted designs on interior consist of wide band just below rim and narrow band around mid-section, from which solid black triangles are pendant; Design on exterior includes single rectilinear S-shaped motif on the side. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.8, Rim Diam = 21.0, Max Diam = 21.4 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0185 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Figurine (fish) | |
| 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. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | 3-dimensional modeled figurine of fish, including prominent dorsal fin; Exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Base and interior of fish's mouth are covered with red slip while remaining exterior is covered with cream-colored slip; Scales on sides of fish, tail, and on dorsal and side fins are painted in black; Incised eyes and mouth are outlined in black; Figurine is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.0, Width = 7.0, Length = 17.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0186 |  |
| 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 but deep round bowl with rounded base and gently rounded sides; Portion of rim is pushed out to form a small spout along one side; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is lightly smudged to a dull black color, while exterior is fired to a mottled gray-black-reddish brown color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.1, Max Diam = 12.6 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0188 |  |
| 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 | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Shallow round bowl with flat base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior and exterior are covered with white slip, and exterior base is coated with orange slip; Black painted designs on interior include single bird motif in center with geometric patterns on its body and wings; Band of paired leaf shapes encircle interior rim and solid black line encircles lip; Both bands include a ceremonial break in the design; Black painted designs on exterior consists of cloud motif (paired solid triangles and triangular stack of semicircles) that is repeated four times; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.8, Max Diam = 12.7 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0198 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Mimbres | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Grant | |
| Other Geographic Data | Mimbres River area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1000-1150 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Mineral paint | |
| Description | Mimbres black-on-white round bowl with rounded base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with white slip; Design field on interior is bisected by pair of wide black lines; A geometric design based on 3 nested negative lines is repeated twice in each half of the design field; Solid black line encircles lip; "Kill Hole" is located in center of bowl. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.3, Max Diam = 20.9 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0199 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Seed jar | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 700-1200 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round seed jar with slightly flattened base, very rounded sides that rise to a high shoulder and then curve inward to enclose a wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and were probably coated with slip originally. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.4, Rim Diam = 8.1, Max Diam = 15.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0200 |  |
| 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) (attributed) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigment | |
| Description | Miniature round jar with flat base; Rounded lower body; High shoulder, and wide constricted neck with flaring rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior of neck and entire exterior are coated with red slip and highly polished; Black painted designs on exterior include rectilinear fret around neck (between narrow upper and lower framing lines), with a narrow squiggly line below it, and a band of solid, contiguous triangles just below the shoulder; Solid black line outlines rim; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.5, Rim Diam = 3.8, Max Diam = 5.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0201 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Mano | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi), possibly | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, possibly | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 9.7, Thickness = 4.1, Length = 13.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0202 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Mimbres | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Grant | |
| Other Geographic Data | Mimbres River area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1000-1150 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Mineral paint | |
| Description | Mimbres black-on-white round bowl with rounded base and gently curving sides; Rim form is straight with rounded lip; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is slipped white and painted with single caterpillar motif in center, series of wide and narrow parallel lines just below rim, and solid black line along lip; "Kill Hole" located in center of base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.4, Max Diam = 18.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0203 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Mimbres | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Grant | |
| Other Geographic Data | Mimbres River area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1000-1150 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Mineral paint | |
| Description | Mimbres black-on-white round bowl with rounded base and sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with white slip; Design field on interior is divided into off-center quadrants by means of center rectangle with four radiating serrated armatures; Each quadrant is decorated with same black and white pattern comprising a spiral motif enclosed within larger black shapes and a serrated-edged line. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.0, Max Diam = 22.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0204 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1100-1300 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Oval, bird-shaped effigy jar with rounded base, rounded sides that curve inward toward rim, and hollow cylindrical neck that extends out from upper side and above rim, terminating in bird-shaped head with modeled eyes and flat top; 2 pair of perforated holes just below rim allow jar to be suspended; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Exterior is coated with white slip; Painted design on exterior includes band of contiguous black triangles around rim, 2 bands of contiguous black parallelograms around shoulder, and narrow line with pendant dots above and below around midsection; Bird's head and neck are decorated with similar design bands. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.0, Rim Diam = 7.8, Max Diam = 14.1, Length = 14.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0205 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Mogollon | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1100-1250 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round bowl with slightly flattened base and gently rounded sides; Interior is scraped smooth and smudged black; Exterior surface is textured, probably by impressing blunt object into each coil as vessel wall was built up; Exterior color is reddish brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.0, Rim Diam = 11.7, Max Diam = 12.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0206 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Canteen | |
| Culture | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Cibola | |
| Other Geographic Data | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic paint | |
| Description | Canteen with spherical body that is slightly flattened on one side, two loop handles, and short narrow cylindrical neck; Exterior surface is scraped smooth; Underbody is covered with orange slip while upper body is covered with white slip; Black painted geometric design includes parallelograms, zigzag lines, semicircles, and triangles that are either solid black or painted with hatched and/or cross-hatched lines; Each loop handle is decorated with series of solid black circles; Canteen is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.2, Width = 15.3, Rim Diam = 2.2, Max Diam = 13.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0207 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Effigy bowl (bird) | |
| 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 | Legoria Tafoya (1911-1984) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1945 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Effigy bowl in form of a bird; Base is flat and sides flare out and are shaped to contours of 2 spread wings and a narrow extended tail that tapers to a rounded end; Bulbous head of bird rises well above rim and has a short, rounded beak; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and well burnished, except for base; Bird's eyes are incised; Geometric patterns are painted in dark gray on interior surface of bird's wings and tail; Signature "Legoria Sta. Clara Pueblo" is lightly incised in script on base. Legoria Tafoya is the mother of Celes Tafoya, whose pottery is also represented in the CAS pottery collection, and the sister of Pablita Velarde, whose pottery and paintings are represented in the CAS pottery and painting collections, respectively. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.5, Width = 14.1, Length = 21.6 | |
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