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| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0089 | |
| 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 and highly burnished; Design around interior rim is painted in matte black slip and consists of 8 contiguous elongated triangles (each with one concave side) with small V-shaped motif extending from short end; Each triangle also contains a negative leaf-shaped motif within it; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.8, Max Diam = 23.3 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0090 |  |
| 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 and highly burnished; Band of small contiguous triangles (each with concave sides and pendant from interior rim) is painted in matte black slip and encircles interior rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.0, Max Diam = 25.3 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0091 |  |
| 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 and highly burnished; Design band painted in matte black slip around interior rim consists of 8 wide contiguous triangles with concave sides; Each triangle also has an appended key-shaped hook; Plate is reduction-fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.4, Max Diam = 24.9 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0092 |  |
| 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 and highly burnished; Band of contiguous elongated triangles (each with convex sides and pendant from interior rim) is painted in matte black slip around interior rim, producing a negative feather pattern; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.3, Max Diam = 25.3 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0093 |  |
| 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 pigments | |
| Description | Round shallow dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Background of wide design band around interior rim is painted in matte black slip to form a negative pattern of Avanyu, the feathered serpent, whose body encircles the interior rim; Design also includes 3 negative cloud motifs (3 stacked semicircles) along rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie + Julian" is incised in printed upper and lower case letters on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.8, Max Diam = 25.9 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0094 |  |
| 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 fat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Background of wide design band around upper interior sides is painted in matte black slip, resulting in negative design of single feathered serpent (Avanyu design) that completely encircles plate; Design also includes two negative cloud motifs; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie & Julian" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.3, Max Diam = 25.3 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0329 |  |
| 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. 1935-1943 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round plate with flat base and low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Designs on interior are painted in matte black slip and consist of large outlined triangle in center with large stylized parrot perched on each side of the triangle, each with geometric designs on their feathers; Series of 4 parallel framing lines encircle interior rim; Signature "Marie & Julian" is incised in printed letters on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.2, Max Diam = 28.6 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0335 |  |
| 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. 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural pigments | |
| Description | Round plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and covered with a reddish slip on exterior and a cream-colored slip on interior; Design on interior consists of central orange rectangle outlined in black and positioned inside larger, negative rectangle, and flanked on either side by 4 contiguous elongated black triangles; Pair of orange semicircles outlined in black (deer print motif) are attached to triangles; Pendant from 2 points on the rim (opposite each other) are 3 black contiguous semicircles (cloud motif) and an orange terraced triangle outlined in black (kiva steps motif); Signature "Maria / Popovi" [Maria Martinez - Popovi Da] is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.4, Max Diam = 15.5 |
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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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0216 |  |
| 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 low flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a slip and are well burnished; Negative scallop-edged circle within larger circle all surrounded by negative band of 8 feather shapes is accomplished by painting the background areas in matte black slip over the burnished interior of plate; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Severa" is lightly incised 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 = 2.7, Max Diam = 12.9 | |
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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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0045 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | Zia Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zia Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Vicentita S. Pino (b. 1917) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Pigment | |
| Description | Round shallow plate with flat base and low, flaring sides, interior is slipped white and painted with a central black rabbit; Band of alternating black triangles and orange floral motifs encircles interior rim; Exterior is coated with red slip and burnished; Signature "Vicentita S. Pino, Zia Pueblo" is printed on underside. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.3, Max Diam = 24.6 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0046 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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. 1940s to 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Pigment | |
| Description | Round shallow plate with flat base and low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is slipped white and painted with central motif of roadrunner with outstretched wings and standing on a flowering branch; Designs are painted in red and black; Solid black line encircles lip; Exterior is coated with red slip and lightly burnished; Plate is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.1, Max Diam = 15.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1266A |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo or Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe or Rio Arriba | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo or Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Deep round bowl with flat base and slightly rounded sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth, covered with slip; Exterior sides and interior of rim are highly burnished; Bowl is unsigned; Designed to be a sugar bowl; Companion piece to silver lid, CAS 0370-1266B. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.9, Rim Diam = 6.1, Max Diam = 7.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0723 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Doll | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Commercial cotton cloth; Suede; Beads; Commercial ric-rac; Paint; Thread | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 45.2, Width = ca. 23.0, Depth = 8.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1456 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Ashtray | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood: Ironwood; Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Round ashtray consisting of a shallow round ironwood bowl with flat base and low, flaring sides; Attached to opposite sides of the rim (by means of peg extending through to base of ashtray) is pair of concave oval silver disks for holding the cigarette; Each disk is stamped with lines radiating out from center; Ashtray is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.4, Max Diam = 7.2, Length = 10.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1457 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Ashtray | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood: Ironwood; Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Round ashtray consisting of a shallow round ironwood bowl with flat base and low, flaring sides; Attached to opposite sides of the rim (by means of peg extending through to base of ashtray) is pair of concave oval silver disks for holding the cigarette; Each disk is stamped with lines radiating out from center; Ashtray is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 1.9, Max Diam = 7.7, Length = 10.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1460 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Ashtray | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| 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. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Oval ashtray in form of shallow dish with rounded base and flaring sides; Bowl is supported on 3 heavy gauge silver wire legs that are crudely soldered to base; Rim of ashtray is scalloped; Stamped design around interior rim include band of contiguous crescent shapes with small star at tip of each crescent; Ashtray is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.3, Width = 6.7, Length = 8.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1461 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Ashtray | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pinal | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Scottsdale | |
| Maker's Name | Kenneth Begay (1913-1977) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Small shallow tray with flat base and scalloped rim; Single floral motif with 8 leaf-shaped petals, each stamped with chevrons, fills the center space of tray; Band of contiguous composite triangles encircles inner rim and scallops on rim are stamped with parallel crescent lines; "Sterling Original Handmade" is hand etched on base, along with stamped hallmarks "KB" (Kenneth Begay) and image of a hogan (White Hogan Shop, Scottsdale, AZ). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 1.3, Max Diam = 11.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1465 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Ashtray | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| 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. 1940-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Shallow round ashtray on 4 domed hemispherical feet, the latter stamped with radiating lines; Interior of ashtray is decorated with center image of standing rabbit on geometric pottery design background that combines plain areas and hachured areas; Overall design may be combination of stamping and overlay techniques; Ashtray is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 1.4, Max Diam = 11.1 | |
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