Catalog Number
| Filter: CollectionName=ELKUS; |
Sort by: Catalog # Category Culture |
| Brief Records Single Page Back to Search Form | ||||||||
|
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0313 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 jar with rounded base, flaring sides on lower lower body, and low shoulder rising to tall cylindrical neck with flaring rim; Interior surface is scraped smooth; Coils on exterior are corrugated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.0, Rim Diam = 7.9, Max Diam = 12.4 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0311 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 | ca. 600-1200 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Jar with flat base, slightly expanded vertical sides, and wide mouth with flaring rim; Interior is scraped smooth; Coils on exterior are partially obliterated and partially impressed to form corrugated surface texture; Overall surface treatment on exterior is very poorly executed. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.1, Rim Diam = 9.7, Max Diam = 12.0 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0325 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | Vicinity of Kayenta | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Pueblo II-III: ca. 1100-1300 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Mineral paint | |
| Description | Kayenta black-on-white small, round jar with rounded base, spherical body, very short neck, and single strap handle attached to rim and shoulder; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is coated with white slip and painted with two encircling bands; Upper band around shoulder contains 4 connected negative spiral motifs; Lower band just below midsection displays row of contiguous cross-hatched diamonds, flanked above and below by row of contiguous black triangles; Series of 3 parallel vertical lines decorates the handle. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.3, Rim Diam = 5.6, Max Diam = 11.0 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0323 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 | Pueblo II: 900-1100 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Small round jar with rounded base, globose body, midlevel shoulder and short vertical neck; Rim form is straight with rounded lip; Interior is scraped smooth; Coils on exterior are pressed down but left unobliterated; Coils on neck are corrugated; Color is reddish brown to dark brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.0, Rim Diam = 7.6, Max Diam = 14.6 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0204 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 | ca. 1100-1300 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Oval, bird-shaped effigy jar with rounded base, rounded sides that curve inward toward rim, and hollow cylindrical neck that extends out from upper side and above rim, terminating in bird-shaped head with modeled eyes and flat top; 2 pair of perforated holes just below rim allow jar to be suspended; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Exterior is coated with white slip; Painted design on exterior includes band of contiguous black triangles around rim, 2 bands of contiguous black parallelograms around shoulder, and narrow line with pendant dots above and below around midsection; Bird's head and neck are decorated with similar design bands. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.0, Rim Diam = 7.8, Max Diam = 14.1, Length = 14.7 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0181 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 | Small round jar with slightly flattened base, rounded lower body, and inward sloping sides that rise to a wide mouth; Interior surface and exterior of lower body are minimally scraped smooth; Coils on exterior above midlevel height are left unobliterated; Overall color is gray. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.4, Rim Diam = 7.4, Max Diam = 9.7 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0113 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | San Juan | |
| Other Geographic Data | Vicinity of Shiprock | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Pueblo II-III: ca. 1100-1300 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Mesa Verde black-on-white jar with rounded base, globose body, and short straight neck; Wide, flat handle with constricted ends is attached just below rim and at midlevel of shoulder; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and exterior is coated with white slip; Exterior of handle and band around neck both show pairs of opposed, terraced triangles; Wider band extending from upper shoulder to lower body shows 7 congruous spiral motifs that include interlocking solid and fine-line hachured elements; Wide black line outlines irregular lower edge of band; Wide black band with ceremonial break separates upper and lower bands; Series of black dots outline lip. Original CAS catalog card for this pitcher identifies it as a Tularosa Black-on-white example. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.2, Depth = 19.9, Rim Diam = 8.5, Max Diam = 19.2 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0308 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 | ca. 700-900 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with rounded base and rounded body with clearly defined high shoulder that curves inward to a wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Design on exterior shoulder consists of paired horizontal segments of appliquéd clay fillets (incised with vertical strokes), alternating with appliquéd clay beads arranged in diagonal columns; Rim is also incised with series of cross strokes. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.8, Rim Diam = 10.4, Max Diam = 15.5 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0172 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 flattened base, rounded sides that slope inward above midlevel height, then flare out at rim to form a wide mouth; Interior is scraped smooth and smudged to a black color; Exterior surface is tooled to produce rope-like texture; Exterior color is reddish; Two small punched holes are located opposite each other just below rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.2, Rim Diam = 9.5, Max Diam = 11.4 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0426 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 | Round jar with rounded base, flaring sides on lower body; Low shoulder, and inward sloping upper body that rises to a wide mouth with flaring rim; Interior surface is scraped smooth; Exterior surface is tooled to produce textured surface; Overall color is gray to light brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.4, Rim Diam = 13.6, Max Diam = 17.3 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0321 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, globose body with rounded sides, high shoulder and very short straight neck that rises to a wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is slipped red; Exterior is slipped white and painted with black designs, including scalloped band around neck, vine-like band of leaves and flowers around mid-section, and band of 7 freestanding birds around lower body; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.0, Rim Diam = 10.8, Max Diam = 18.7 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0288 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1920s-1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, globose body with rounded sides, and very short inward sloping neck; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is covered with dark brown (?) slip; Exterior is slipped; White and painted with 6 black free-floating 8-petal floral motifs around mid-section; Pair of framing lines encircle neck and underbody; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.1, Rim Diam = 10.4, Max Diam = 17.1 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0120 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, rounded sides, high shoulder, and very short neck; 2 horizontal loop handles are attached on shoulders, opposite each other; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Underbody of exterior and interior of rim are covered with red slip; Remaining exterior surface is covered with white slip; Black painted design around exterior body includes 4 large composite diamond motifs on sides and band of large dots that are pendant from a fine line encircling just below rim, all between heavy black upper and lower framing lines; Jar is unsigned; “Cochiti†is printed in pencil on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.5, Width = 21.3, Rim Diam = 12.5, Max Diam = 21.3 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0322 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Hohokam (?) or 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 jar with flattened base, gently curving sides that rise up to a high square shoulder, and a short cylindrical neck with slightly flared rim and wide mouth; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and possibly coated with a light colored slip; Jar does not appear to have been decorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.0, Rim Diam = 8.0, Max Diam = 11.8 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0282 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Jar with flat base, low shoulder, tall tapering neck, and slightly flared rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with red slip; Exterior is lightly burnished but otherwise undecorated; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.7, Rim Diam = 5.7, Max Diam = 9.3 |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0168 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 | Nampeyo (ca. 1860-1942), Fannie Polacca Nampeyo (ca. 1900-1987) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic and mineral pigments | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base and flaring sides that curve upward to a high, well defined shoulder; Short neck curves inward to wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and exterior is polished; Wide design band extending from mid-shoulder level to lower body consists of Nampeyo family design known as "Migration Design" comprising stylized bird wingtip motifs that are decorated in black fine line cross-hatching; Intervening spaces are filled with red triangles; Heavy black framing lines outline top and bottom of overall design band; Signature "Nampeyo Fannie" (painted in black block letters on base) indicates jar was made by Nampeyo and painted by her daughter, Fannie. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 21.6, Rim Diam = 14.2, Max Diam = 35.4 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0163 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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; Organic and mineral pigments | |
| Description | Large round jar with flat base, flaring sides; High wide shoulder, and short neck; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and exterior is burnished; Wide design band extends from base of neck to well below shoulder and is divided into 2 panels, each including large feather motif and other geometric units (triangles, rectangles, spirals) painted red and black in several techniques (stippling, fine-line hachures, outlining, solid colors); Very wide black framing lines mark upper and lower limits of band; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 21.9, Rim Diam = 14.4, Max Diam = 34.7 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0164 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigments | |
| Description | Round, squat jar with flat base, flaring sides, high shoulder and short neck; Everted rim has rounded lip; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and slipped red; Exterior is burnished; Design band on shoulder and upper sides is divided into 4 equal panels; Feather and other geometric patterns are each repeated twice, all between wide black upper and lower framing lines; Floral signature (Sadie Adams) is painted on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.4, Rim Diam = 15.8, Max Diam = 32.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0165 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 | Nampeyo (ca. 1860-1942), Fannie Polacca Nampeyo (ca. 1900-1987) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1910 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural pigments | |
| Description | Round, squat jar with rounded base, flaring lower sides, and wide, midlevel shoulder that slopes inward to narrow mouth; Rim form is inward curving with rounded lip; Interior is scraped smooth; Exterior is scraped smooth, slipped white, and burnished; Designs in black and red include 4 eagle wing patterns with central stars, arranged in cross-like pattern around mouth; White slip on red clay indicates ca. 1910; Jar is unsigned, but uneven painting suggests it was probably made by Nampeyo and painted by Fannie (or another of Nampeyo’s daughters) early in the daughter’s career. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.8, Rim Diam = 11.8, Max Diam = 32.3 |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0035 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Deep round jar with flat base; Flaring sides that rise to a high shoulder, narrow inward-sloping neck, and wide mouth; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and coated with red slip; Entire exterior and interior only of rim are polished; Wide design band around upper exterior sides is divided into 4 panels and decorated with two alternating geometric motifs in black, all framed above and below by wide and narrow framing lines; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.5, Rim Diam = 10.7, Max Diam = 14.1 | |
| Brief Records Single Page Back to Search Form | ||||||||
|