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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0205   CAS 0370-0205; Bowl
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

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0275   CAS 0370-0275; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data Okhay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)
Maker's Name Gregoria Trujillo, Manuelito Trujillo (attributed)
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 covered with tan slip; Design motifs on exterior of bowl include paired triangles and paired semicircles, whose outer edges are incised and painted white, while the interior portions of the motifs are painted brick-red; Incised line that is also painted white encircles lower body of bowl; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.8, Rim Diam = 9.8, Max Diam = 12.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0343   CAS 0370-0343; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data Okhay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Miniature round bowl with flat base and rounded, vertical sides and slightly inward-curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Rim and underbody on exterior are slipped deep red and highly polished; Wide band around exterior sides is incised with series of closely spaced diagonal lines and then coated with a tan slip; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.0, Rim Diam = 5.4, Max Diam = 6.1

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0340   CAS 0370-0340; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
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. 1940-1955
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Miniature round bowl with flat base, rounded sides, and slightly inward-curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with red slip; Exterior is lightly polished, but is otherwise undecorated; Signature "Mary Juan" is written in script on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.3, Rim Diam = 5.0, Max Diam = 6.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0348   CAS 0370-0348; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
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. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Organic pigment
Description Round bowl with flat base and rounded and very shallow sides with inward-curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a red slip; Exterior is also highly polished; Painted design on exterior consists of continuous band of contiguous black triangles around side of bowl; Heavy black line outlines rim; Signature "Mary Juan" is written in script on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.9, Rim Diam = 10.6, Max Diam = 11.7

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0355   CAS 0370-0355; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
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. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Organic pigment
Description Round bowl with slightly concave base and rounded sides with inward-curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a red slip; Exterior is also highly polished; Painted design on exterior consists of a continuous rectilinear fret just below rim and a continuous band of contiguous solid black triangles just below the fret; Solid black line outlines the rim; Signature "Mary Juan" is written in script on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.5, Rim Diam = 7.5, Max Diam = 8.6

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0356   CAS 0370-0356; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
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. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Organic pigment
Description Miniature round bowl with flat base and rounded sides with inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with red slip; Exterior is also highly polished; Black painted designs on upper exterior consist of straight encircling line just below rim and continuous band of contiguous "U" shapes below it; Solid black line outlines rim; Signature "Mary Juan" is written in script on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.6, Rim Diam = 5.8, Max Diam = 6.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0357   CAS 0370-0357; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1895-1910
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Organic pigment
Description Deep, round bowl with flat base, flaring sides and everted rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a red slip; Wide tan line is painted around interior sides and outlined at top and bottom in black; Design on exterior consists of 5 large outlined spirals that are pendant from a single line just below the rim; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.5, Max Diam = 10.6

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0477   CAS 0370-0477; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
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. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Organic pigment
Description Miniature round bowl with flat base and rounded sides with inward-curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with red slip; Exterior is highly polished; Painted designs on upper exterior includes narrow black encircling line just below rim and narrow curvilinear fret line with pendant tick marks just below it; Solid black line outlines rim; Signature "Mary Juan" is written in script on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.2, Rim Diam = 5.5, Max Diam = 6.7

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0479   CAS 0370-0479; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
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. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Organic pigment
Description Miniature round bowl with flat base and rounded sides with inward-curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a red slip; Exterior is also polished; Painted black designs on exterior consist of solid black triangles that are pendant from and widely spaced along narrow encircling line just below rim; Lower point of each triangle extends down to form a outlined J-shaped motif; Signature "Mary Juan" is written in script on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.4, Rim Diam = 5.6, Max Diam = 7.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0486   CAS 0370-0486; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
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. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Organic pigment
Description Small round bowl with flat base and rounded sides with inward curving rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and covered with red slip; Exterior is also burnished and painted with a continuous spiral motif, framed between upper and lower bands of solid black triangles; Heavy black line outlines rim; Signature "Mary Juan" is written in script in black on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.5, Rim Diam = 7.7, Max Diam = 9.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0284   CAS 0370-0284; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
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. 1940-1955
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Organic pigment
Description Round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward at rim and form a wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with red slip; Painted design band around upper exterior includes continuous line of interlocking scrolls with solid black triangles pendant from upper and lower framing lines; Single squiggly line encircles jar just below rim, and solid black line encircles lip; Signature "Mary Juan" is written in script on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.7, Rim Diam = 8.9, Max Diam = 12.6

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0026   CAS 0370-0026; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Organic pigment
Description Deep round bowl with shallow concave base, rounded sides, and inward-curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is coated with dark, brick-red slip; Exterior is coated with a tan slip and lightly polished; Pictorial story line including two people and a goat, saguaro cactus, and rain cloud and lightning over mountains is repeated twice in continuous band around exterior side of bowl; Rim is outlined by heavy black line; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.3, Rim Diam = 5.8, Max Diam = 7.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0218   CAS 0370-0218; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
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 Blue Corn (Crucita Calabaza) (1920-1999)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round jar with flat base, flaring lower sides, high shoulder and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a slip, and exterior and rim are highly burnished; Single framing line and band of small contiguous triangles are painted in matte black slip and encircle neck of jar; Jar is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Blue Corn San Ildefonso Pueblo" is incised in script on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.7, Rim Diam = 3.7, Max Diam = 7.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0219   CAS 0370-0219; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Small round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a slip; Entire exterior and rim are highly burnished but otherwise undecorated; Bowl is reduction fired to glossy black color and is unsigned. This bowl was used by Elkus family as a salt cellar.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.5, Rim Diam = 3.8, Max Diam = 5.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0220   CAS 0370-0220; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Small round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Entire exterior and rim are highly burnished but otherwise undecorated; Bowl is reduction fired to glossy black color and is unsigned. This bowl was used by Elkus family as a salt cellar.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.9, Rim Diam = 3.7, Max Diam = 5.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0221   CAS 0370-0221; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Small round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smoot and coated with a slip; Entire exterior and rim are highly burnished but otherwise undecorated; Bowl is reduction fired to glossy black color and is unsigned. This bowl was used by Elkus family as a salt cellar.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.8, Rim Diam = 4.0, Max Diam = 5.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0228   CAS 0370-0228; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Small round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a slip; Entire exterior and rim are highly burnished but otherwise undecorated; Bowl is reduction fired to glossy black color and is unsigned. This bowl was used by Elkus family as a salt cellar.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.8, Rim Diam = 4.3, Max Diam = 5.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0229   CAS 0370-0229; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Small round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a slip; Entire exterior and rim are highly burnished but otherwise undecorated; Bowl is reduction fired to glossy black color and is unsigned. This bowl was used by Elkus family as a salt cellar.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.7, Rim Diam = 3.6, Max Diam = 5.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0378   CAS 0370-0378; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
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. 1925-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round bowl with flat base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished, except exterior base; Bowl is otherwise undecorated and is reduction fired to glossy black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.1, Max Diam = 9.8
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