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Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0379
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	Pauline Martinez (attributed)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Clay; Slip
Description	Asymmetrical bowl with with nearly round, flat base and rounded sides that curve inward at rim forming a triangular mouth; Interior is minimally scraped smooth; Exterior is scraped very smooth and highly burnished, except base; Band of small contiguous triangles is painted in matte black slip and encircles upper sides on exterior just below rim; Bowl is reduction fired to black-on-black color and is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.5, Width = 9.6, Rim Diam = 7.5, Length = 10.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0389
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	Desideria Montoya Sanchez (1889-1982)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Clay
Description	Round bowl with flat base and flaring sides; Upper sides of bowl are fluted, resulting in a wavy rim; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth; Interior and rim are also highly burnished, but otherwise undecorated; Signature "Desideria" is very lightly incised in script on base. Desideria Montoya Sanchez was the younger sister of Maria Martinez and the cousin of Isabel Montoya Atencio. Works by both of these women and their families is also represented in the CAS collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 4.4, Max Diam = 13.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0400
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), Julian Martinez (1885-1943)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1925-1943
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Clay; Slip
Description	Round bowl with flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and exterior is highly burnished; Band of 4 terraced kiva step motifs and 4 stylized feather (?) motifs, all pendant from rim, encircle upper sides of bowl; Bowl is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie + Julian" is incised in script on base.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 9.3, Rim Diam = 14.5, Max Diam = 19.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1276
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. 1940-1950
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 = 2.6, Rim Diam = 4.5, Max Diam = 5.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0384
Category	Pottery; Vessels
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	Severa Tafoya (1890-1973)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Clay; Slip
Description	Round bowl with flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and exterior is highly burnished; Design band around upper half of bowl on exterior includes lightning and cloud motif (series of parallel V-shaped lines and row of triangles) repeated 4 times; Bowl is reduction fired to a glossy black-on-black color; Signature "Severa" is very 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 = 8.3, Rim Diam = 7.0, Max Diam = 11.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0388
Category	Pottery; Vessels
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	Legoria Tafoya (1911-1984)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Clay
Description	Round bowl with flat base, rounded sides, and inward-curving rim; Exterior sides of bowl are contoured with series of very low and undulating vertical ridges; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a slip; Rim and exterior sides are highly burnished; Bowl is reduction fired to glossy black color; 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 = 5.5, Rim Diam = 6.7, Max Diam = 10.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0359
Category	Pottery; Vessels
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	Petra Gutierrez (1905-? [deceased])
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Clay
Description	Round bowl with flat base, flaring lower sides, and inward sloping upper sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Rim and entire exterior are coated with red slip are highly burnished, except for base; Band of contiguous triangles, painted alternately gray and tan and outlined in white, encircles upper sides of bowl; Signature "Petra" is written in pencil on base. Petra Gutierrez is the mother of Minnie Vigil and Lois Gutierrez de la Cruz, and the mother-in-law of Derek de la Cruz, all of whose works are also represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 6.0, Rim Diam = 7.7, Max Diam = 9.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0217
Category	Pottery; Vessels
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	Severa Tafoya (1890-1973)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Clay; Slip
Description	Round shallow bowl with flat base and widely flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a slip and well burnished, except base; 3 triangles with curved edges are arranged in a whirling pattern around negative circle in center of bowl; Remaining spaces are filled with large terraced triangle with negative leaf shape and short stack of triangles; Motifs are all interconnected and are painted in matte black slip; Bowl 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 = 2.6, Max Diam = 13.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0236
Category	Pottery; Vessels
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	Severa Tafoya (1890-1973)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Clay
Description	Small round bowl with flat base and deep, vertical sides that are slightly flared; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and highly burnished, except base; Bowl is reduction fired to glossy 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 = 4.5, Max Diam = 6.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0255
Category	Pottery; Vessels
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	Severa Tafoya (1890-1973)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Clay; Slip
Description	Round bowl with flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and exterior is highly burnished; Painted design band on upper sides of exterior includes a kiva step motif (terraced triangle) repeated 4 times; Bowl 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 = 8.1, Rim Diam = 8.0, Max Diam = 11.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0034
Category	Pottery; Vessels
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
Description	Round bowl with flat base, rounded sides, slightly above midlevel shoulder, and inward-curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and exterior sides are highly burnished; Design band around upper sides on exterior is painted in matte gray and brick red and consists of terraced unit and pair of feather-like units; Entire motif is repeated 4 times between upper and lower gray framing lines; "Catherine" and original purchase price of $5.00 are written in pencil on base.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 8.8, Rim Diam = 10.3, Max Diam = 15.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0358
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Bowl
Culture	Tesuque Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data	Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name	Catherine Vigil (died 1955)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Clay
Description	Small deep round bowl with flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a red slip; Exterior is lightly burnished; Bowl is undecorated and unsigned. Identified as the work of Catherine Vigil in March, 1982 by her son Martin Vigil, Jr.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 6.1, Rim Diam = 8.1, Max Diam = 10.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0349
Category	Pottery; Vessels
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. 1940-1960
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; Interior is coated with red slip and lightly burnished; Exterior is coated with white slip and painted with narrow black line that encircles exterior just below rim and has 4 red triangles (outlined in black) and 4 groups of short vertical tick lines pendant from it; Base is over-painted in red; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.6, Rim Diam = 7.3, Max Diam = 8.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0351
Category	Pottery; Vessels
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. 1950s
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 coated with red slip; Interior and lower half of exterior are lightly burnished; Wide band around upper half of exterior is painted white and divided into 8 panels, each containing diagonally positioned pair of black feathers; Alternate panels also contain triangular shapes in opposing corners; Entire design band is framed above and below by paired black framing lines, including heavy black line along lip; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 6.3, Rim Diam = 8.0, Max Diam = 10.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0352
Category	Pottery; Vessels
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. 1950s
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, coated with red slip, and lightly burnished; Wide band around upper half of exterior is painted white decorated with 4 large red feather motifs with black tips; Bordered by single narrow framing line at top and 2 narrow framing lines at bottom; Heavy black line outlines lip; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.5, Rim Diam = 9.0, Max Diam = 9.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0353
Category	Pottery; Vessels
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. 1950s
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; Interior is coated with a red slip and lightly burnished; Exterior is coated with a white slip; Painted designs include heavy black line outlining the lip and a narrow black line encircling exterior just below the rim, with four small black triangles and 4 pairs of small red leaf shapes pendant from it; Base is over-painted in red; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 4.7, Rim Diam = 7.3, Max Diam = 8.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0354
Category	Pottery; Vessels
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. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Clay
Description	Shallow round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that rise upward to a straight rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, covered with a red slip, and lightly burnished; Wide band around upper half of exterior is painted white and divided into 12 panels, separated by paired black vertical lines; Each panel contains paired black parallelograms that are positioned diagonally; Overall band is bordered above and below by paired black framing lines, including heavy black line that outlines rim; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 3.8, Max Diam = 9.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0361
Category	Pottery; Vessels
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. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Clay
Description	Deep round bowl with flat base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is covered with red slip and lightly burnished; Exterior is covered with white slip and painted with 4 stylized feathers motifs (terraced red triangle with black feather tips) that are pendant from a narrow black framing line just below rim; Heavy black line outlines rim; Base is over-painted in red; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.8, Rim Diam = 8.2, Max Diam = 8.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0369
Category	Pottery; Vessels
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. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Clay
Description	Round jar with flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and covered with red slip; Wide band around upper half of exterior is painted white and decorated with two red and black bird motifs with outstretched wings and two motifs of diagonally stacked, paired triangles that are red with black outlines; Overall band is framed below by two narrow black framing lines and above by one narrow and one wide black framing lines; Lower half of exterior and red portions of painted designs are lightly burnished; Jar is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 6.5, Rim Diam = 5.3, Max Diam = 8.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0370
Category	Pottery; Vessels
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. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Clay
Description	Deep round bowl with flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and covered with red slip; Design band around upper half of exterior is divided into 3 panels, each containing a black triangular motif on white background on the right and a negative red terraced geometric shape on the left; Design band is framed above and below by a narrow white line with narrow black borders; Red and white surfaces on exterior are burnished; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.3, Rim Diam = 5.9, Max Diam = 7.6

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