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| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0123 | |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | 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. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigments | |
| Description | Round bowl with rounded base and rounded sides that curve inward slightly toward rim; Lip is rounded; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Exterior is also burnished; Painted design on interior consists of single stylized parrot motif in red and black on cream-colored background; Solid black line encircles lip; Exterior of bowl is undecorated; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.7, Rim Diam = 16.7, Max Diam = 17.8 |
| 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 0370-0202 |  |
| 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 0370-0337 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1954 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigment | |
| Description | Deep round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward the wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is covered with red slip and burnished; Black painted design around upper body on exterior consists of band of solid black triangles, each with 4 smaller triangles suspended from below, alternating with columns of 4 solid rectangles; Rectangles are connected to smaller triangles by parallel straight lines; Rectilinear fret encircles rim of bowl; Signature "Mary Juan" is painted in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.0, Rim Diam = 12.8, Max Diam = 18.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0331 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 | Very shallow round bowl with flat base and widely flared sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Designs on interior are painted in matte gray slip and include cross-hatched triangle in center with three arms extending out to rim where each encircles a cross-hatched oval shape and then terminates in a hatch-lined triangle with a scalloped end, possibly representing a stylized wing motif; Series of 3 parallel lines encircles interior rim; Exterior base is also painted in matte gray slip, apparently over signature "Marie + Julian" making the off-center and already very lightly incised signature extremely difficult to discern; Bowl is reduction fired to black-on-black color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.9, Max Diam = 29.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0332 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 | Very shallow round bowl with flat base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Designs on interior are painted in dark gray and include series of 3 parallel lines that encircles interior rim; Center of bowl is divided into quadrants by means of a negative "X" motif; 2 different motifs are painted in alternate quadrants, the first one a sunburst pattern and the other including a bisected stack of 3 triangles flanked by negative geometric shapes; Bowl is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie + Julian" is incised in printed letters on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.8, Max Diam = 28.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0342 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 | Rose Gonzales (1900-1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward at rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior of rim and entire exterior are covered with red slip; Background of band around upper sides of exterior is carved away, leaving raised image of "Avanyu" or feathered serpent; Carved area is covered with pink-colored slip, while remaining exterior, including serpent image, is highly burnished; Signature "Rose" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.6, Rim Diam = 19.3, Max Diam = 24.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0213 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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), Santana Roybal Martinez (1909-2002) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1944-1954 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round bowl with wide flat base and vertical sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and burnished to a lustrous finish and fired to a black color; Signature "Marie + Santana" is incised in script on base. Santana Martinez is the wife of Adam Martinez and the daughter-in-law of Maria and Julian Martinez, all of whose pottery is represented in the CAS pottery collection; Santana Martinez is the sister of Awa Tsireh, whose paintings are represented in the CAS painting collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Depth = 7.9, Max Diam = 25.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0265 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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. 1925-1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round bowl with flat base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a slip, and highly burnished, except for exterior base; Design band around interior rim is painted in matte black slip and consists of 4 groups of 3 contiguous elongated vertical triangles alternating with 4 pairs of elongated triangles laid on their sides; Bowl is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.6, Max Diam = 17.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0303 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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. 1923-1930 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Slip | |
| Description | Large round bowl with very wide flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and exterior is highly burnished; Negative image of Avanyu or feathered serpent with lightning extending from mouth completely encircles upper side of bowl; Bowl is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.1, Rim Diam = 22.1, Max Diam = 31.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0048 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1956-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Large round bowl with flat base and gently curved and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, covered with red slip, and highly burnished; Bowl is undecorated otherwise; Signature "Maria Poveka" is lightly incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.5, Max Diam = 37.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0495 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 | Margaret Tafoya (1904-2001) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round bowl with flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and highly burnished; Carved feather (?) motif comprising 3 stacked triangles at one end and curved hook at other end is repeated 3 times around upper sides of bowl on exterior; Carved motifs are painted with dark gray slip; Bowl is reduction fired to glossy black color; Signature "Margaret Tafoya" is incised in script on base. Margaret Tafoya is considered by many to be the matriarch of Santa Clara potters, having many children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren who have continued her legacy. She was the grandmother of Linda Tafoya-Oyenque, the sister of Christina Naranjo, and the aunt of Mary Cain, Teresita Naranjo, and Mida Tafoya, all of whose works are represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.4, Rim Diam = 14.6, Max Diam = 19.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0328 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural pigments | |
| Description | Round bowl with flat base and very thick, flaring sides; Rim extends upward forming pair of perforated twisted rope-like handles opposite each other; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, covered with red slip, and highly burnished; Painted design band around interior sides includes terraced triangles and other geometric shapes painted in matte gray, tan, and pale coral, all outlined in white; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.3, Max Diam = 31.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0028 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round bowl with flat base, flaring lower body, high shoulder, and inward sloping upper body; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior and interior of rim are covered with dark rust brown slip; Wide encircling line with pendant L-shaped hooks is carved around upper sides on exterior; Carved design is painted with matte gray slip and remaining exterior surfaces are highly burnished; "Katherine Vigil, Tesuque" is written in pencil on paper label attached to base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.3, Rim Diam = 11.8, Max Diam = 20.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0108 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 | |
| Description | Deep round bowl with flat base and flaring sides that curve inward slightly at rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and slipped red; Wide band around upper exterior is slipped white and divided into 6 panels, 3 containing floral motif in red and black and 3 containing geometric motifs in black; Band is bordered above and below by paired framing lines, including spirit breaks; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.7, Rim Diam = 22.3, Max Diam = 23.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0383A,B |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Box with lid | |
| 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 | Rayita Gonzales (Reyita Gonzales) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | A: Square box with flat base and vertical sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a slip, and exterior is highly burnished; Designs painted in matte black slip on lower sides consist of paired terraced triangles (kiva steps design) on two sides and series of 3 contiguous elongated triangles on other two sides; Signature "Rayita" with lightning design is incised in printed lettering on base; B: Flat square lid with rectangular knob on upper surface and pair of linear lips on underside; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and exterior is also highly burnished; Painted designs on exterior include pair of triangles on either side of handle; lid is unsigned. Rayita Gonzales is the sister-in-law of Juanita Wo-peen Gonzales, whose work is also represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.3, Width = 5.8, Length = 5.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0222 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Candle stick / holder | |
| 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 | |
| Description | Slipcast or wheel thrown candle holder with flat base and vertical, constricted sides; Single vertical yei figure with cornstalk body is incised on exterior side; Interior and exterior are coated with matte black glaze; Signature "Navaho-Sherman" is incised on base; Companion piece to CAS 0370-0223. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.6, Max Diam = 4.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0223 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Candle stick / holder | |
| 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 | |
| Description | Slipcast or wheel thrown candle holder with flat base and vertical, constricted sides; Single vertical yei figure with cornstalk body is incised on exterior side; Interior and exterior are coated with matte black glaze; Signature "Navaho-Sherman" is incised on base; Companion piece to CAS 0370-0222. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.7, Max Diam = 4.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0392 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Candle stick / holder | |
| 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 | Juanita Wo Peen Gonzales (1908-1988) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Candle holder (companion piece to CAS 0370-0393) for 5 candles in form of rectangular block that rises in series of 3 terraces from both ends; Sides of holder are perfectly vertical and highly burnished, except for base; Deep cylindrical hole for holding candle is carved into surface of each flat-topped terrace; Holder is reduction fired to glossy black color; Signature "Juanita Wo-peen" is incised in script on base. Juanita Wo Peen Gonzales is the sister-in-law of Rayita Gonzales, whose work is also represented in the CAS pottery collection. Her husband, Louis Wo Peen Gonzales, is a painter. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.7, Width = 5.0, Length = 27.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0393 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Candle stick / holder | |
| 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 | Juanita Wo Peen Gonzales (1908-1988) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Candle holder (companion piece to CAS 0370-0392) for 5 candles in form of rectangular block that rises in series of 3 terraces from both ends; Sides of holder are perfectly vertical and highly burnished, except for base; Deep cylindrical hole for holding candle is carved into surface of each flat-topped terrace; Holder is reduction fired to glossy black color; Signature "Juanita Wo-peen" is incised in script on base. Juanita Wo Peen Gonzales is the sister-in-law of Rayita Gonzales, whose work is also represented in the CAS pottery collection. Her husband, Louis Wo Peen Gonzales, is a painter. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.9, Width = 5.0, Length = 27.9 | |
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