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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0135   CAS 0370-0135; Prayer bowl
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   CAS 0370-0136; Prayer bowl
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

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0289   CAS 0370-0289; Prayer bowl
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
Description Round ceremonial bowl with footed base and flaring sides rising to 4 terraced rim extensions; Flattened and arched bail handle extends across mouth of bowl from rim to rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and slipped white; Lip of bowl is painted dark brown; Single line contours terraced rim just below lip on interior and exterior; Brown tadpole is painted on each rim projection, both on interior and exterior; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.0 , Width = 25.9, Rim Diam = 16.6 , Max Diam = 17.0

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0292   CAS 0370-0292; Prayer bowl
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
Description Round ceremonial prayer bowl on footed base; Terraced rim has 5 projections that rise above rim level; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and slipped white; Lip of bowl is painted dark brown; Interior design includes brown line contouring rim just below lip, single brown tadpole on each rim projection, and large frog image in center of bowl; Exterior designs include brown line contouring rim just below lip and single stylized dragonfly on each rim projection; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.5, Max Diam = 17.8

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0153   CAS 0370-0153; Stew bowl
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

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0154   CAS 0370-0154; Stew bowl
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

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0107   CAS 0370-0107; Stew bowl
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. late 1800s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Organic pigments
Description Round stew bowl with rounded base, rounded lower body, and flaring rim; Banded design of repetitive geometric motifs in black and red encircle interior rim; Interior center is undecorated; Exterior underbody is rag-wiped with red slip; Band of concentric red and black diamonds encircles mid-section on exterior, while band of nested terraced "V" shapes and alternating floral motifs encircles upper rim; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.2, Max Diam = 26.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0307   CAS 0370-0307; Tile
Category Pottery
Object Name Tile
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. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Flat, oval tile which is covered on front with a white slip and painted with black designs including a small bird, flanked by two triangular motifs filled with geometric shapes and a V-shaped band of contiguous black triangles; Solid black line encircles edge of tile; Pair of large holes are positioned near one edge for hanging tile; Tile is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 11.8, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 15.0

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CAS 0370-0137   CAS 0370-0137; Tile
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

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0476   CAS 0370-0476; Tile
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
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1890s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Organic pigments
Description Flat, rectangular clay tile made in mold; One face is scraped very smooth and painted with image of Wakas (Cow Katsina), shown from waist up and wearing double bandoliers and holding spruce boughs in each outstretched hand; Round mask is painted with large crescent shape covering left and right sides with hourglass shape down the center, topped with pair of stylized horns; Image is painted in reddish brown on white background and framed on all four sides by pair of narrow parallel black lines; Small holes are perforated at the top and bottom edges of the tile; Tile is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 9.9, Length = 15.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0516   CAS 0370-0516; Tile
Category Pottery
Object Name Tile
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) (attributed)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Natural pigments
Description Flat square clay tile made in mold and coated with cream-colored slip on front and red slip on reverse; Front surface is scraped very smooth and painted with design of diagonally stacked red blocks across each lower corner and Mimbres-style hare jumping across intervening space, against white background; Tile is unsigned, but similarity to CAS 0370-0045 suggests Vicentita S. Pino.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 15.3, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 15.3

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CAS 0370-0491   CAS 0370-0491; Ladle
Category Pottery; Tools & Implements
Object Name Ladle
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. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Oval-shaped ladle with flat base and shallow flaring sides; Sides at narrowest end are higher, curve inward, and are perforated by a wide-diameter hole; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped very smooth, coated with red slip, and lightly burnished; Ladle is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.1, Width = 11.3, Length = 15.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0487   CAS 0370-0487; Ladle
Category Pottery; Tools & Implements
Object Name Ladle
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. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Oval-shaped ladle with flat base and shallow flaring sides; Sides at narrowest end are higher, curve inward, and are perforated by a wide-diameter hole; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped very smooth, coated with red slip, and lightly burnished; Black firecloud covers much of the exterior underbody; Ladle is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.6, Width = 11.7, Length = 15.9

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CAS 0370-0324   CAS 0370-0324; Ladle
Category Pottery; Tools & Implements
Object Name Ladle
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. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Oval-shaped ladle with flat base and shallow flaring sides; Sides at narrowest end are higher, curve inward, and are perforated by a wide-diameter hole; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped very smooth, coated with red slip, and lightly burnished; Ladle is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.9, Width = 12.4, Length = 16.6

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0326   CAS 0370-0326; Ladle
Category Pottery; Tools & Implements
Object Name Ladle
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. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Oval-shaped ladle with flat base and shallow flaring sides; Sides at narrowest end are higher, curve inward, and are perforated by a wide-diameter hole; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped very smooth, coated with red slip, and lightly burnished; Ladle is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.4, Width = 12.4, Length = 17.1

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CAS 0370-0179   CAS 0370-0179; Bowl
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

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0184   CAS 0370-0184; Bowl
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

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0186   CAS 0370-0186; Bowl
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 0370-0169   CAS 0370-0169; Bowl
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

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0171   CAS 0370-0171; Bowl
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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