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CAS 0370-0430 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, round body, and very short neck with slightly everted rim and wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior of rim and entire exterior are covered with red slip and polished, but otherwise undecorated; Signature "Mary Juan" is painted in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.5, Rim Diam = 12.2, Max Diam = 19.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0493 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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) (attributed) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigment | |
| Description | Cylindrical jar with flat base, rounded sides, and very short and slightly constricted neck; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Interior of rim and lower 2/3 of exterior are coated with red slip, while upper 1/3 of exterior is coated with tan slip; Painted design on exterior includes band of small black triangles between framing lines around neck and series of parallel zigzag lines that encircle shoulder of jar; Wide "W" motif is repeated 3 times around midsection of jar; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.9, Rim Diam = 7.8, Max Diam = 11.4 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0173 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Pojoaque Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | Pojoaque Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Miniature round jar with rounded base, very low shoulder, and inward sloping sides that rise to a very short neck and narrow mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is coated with white slip, burnished and painted with 2 bands of contiguous black triangles with pendant dots on all sides; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.7, Rim Diam = 3.3, Max Diam = 6.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0170 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Pojoaque Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | Pojoaque Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Miniature round jar with flat base, very low shoulder, and sides that slope inward as they rise from the base to a narrow mouth with a flaring rim; 2 perforated loop handles are attached opposite each other just below the rim on the sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is coated with a white slip, burnished, and painted with a black geometric design that includes band of open rectangles around lower sides and open triangles with tick marks on upper sides between handles; Series of short tick marks decorates the interior rim; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.6, Rim Diam = 3.7, Max Diam = 6.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0162 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Very large jar with flat narrow diameter base; Sides on lower body flare outward to a midlevel terraced shoulder, then rise upward forming tall, wide, constricted neck with outward curving rim with scalloped edge; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth; Upper 5 cm of interior of neck and entire exterior (with exception of base) are highly burnished, but otherwise undecorated; Jar is reduction fired to glossy black color; Signature "Marie + Julian" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 38.7, Rim Diam = 24.2, Max Diam = 38.9 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0225 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Cylindrical jar with flat base and vertical sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a slip; Exterior sides and rim are highly burnished; Designs around upper sides on exterior are painted in matte black slip and include 2 pairs of elongated triangles alternating with 3 overlapping, stacked semicircles (cloud design), all pendant from upper framing line located just below rim; Jar is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Rose" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.2, Max Diam = 6.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0226 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 | Cerelia Gonzales, Juan Gonzales | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, flaring sides that rise to a high shoulder, and an inward sloping neck; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a slip; Exterior sides and rim are highly burnished; Design band that encircles neck is painted in matte black slip and consists of 4 negative feather (?) motifs; Jar is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Cerelia + Juan" is incised in script on base. Cerelia and Juan are a husband and wife team. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.2, Rim Diam = 4.0, Max Diam = 6.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0227 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 | Deep round jar with flat base, flaring lower sides, midlevel shoulder, inward sloping upper sides, and wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a slip; Exterior sides and rim are highly burnished; Design band around upper sides is divided into 4 panels, each containing a diagonal line of 4 stacked triangles (kiva steps design) and series of 3 parallel diagonal lines across lower right corner, all painted in matte black slip; Jar is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Blue Corn San Ildefonso Pueblo" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.8, Rim Diam = 4.5, Max Diam = 7.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0231 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 | Cylindrical jar with flat base and flaring sides that rise steeply to a wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a slip; Exterior sides and rim are highly burnished; Band of 9 contiguous elongated triangles is painted in matte black slip and encircles upper sides of exterior; Jar is reduction fired to black-on-black color and is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.2, Rim Diam = 3.7, Max Diam = 5.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0232 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; | |
| Description | Cylindrical jar with flat base and slightly rounded sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a slip; Exterior sides and rim are highly burnished; Band of 12 contiguous elongated triangles, all painted in matte black slip, encircles upper sides of jar and extends to midlevel height; Jar is reduction fired to black-on-black color and is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.6, Rim Diam = 4.4, Max Diam = 6.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0285 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1950-1953 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay: Natural pigments | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, flaring lower body, midlevel shoulder, and inward sloping neck; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Exterior sides and interior of rim are covered with red slip and highly burnished; Design painted in matte tan around upper half of jar consists of band of negative feathers and 3 wide parallel lines just below feather band; Jar has been fired in an oxidizing atmosphere to yield a tan on red color; Signature "Marie + Santana" is lightly 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) | Height = 12.1, Rim Diam = 9.0, Max Diam = 16.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0266 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 jar with flat base, flaring lower sides, midlevel shoulder, and inward sloping neck; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and coated with a slip; Exterior and rim are highly burnished; Design band encircles sides above shoulder and is painted in matte black slip; Design consists of 4 negative umbrella-shaped units; Jar is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.1, Rim Diam = 8.7, Max Diam = 13.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0267 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1930-1943 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Slip | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base and flaring vertical sides that rise to a high shoulder and then curve inward near rim to form wide mouth; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Exterior sides and interior of rim are highly burnished; Design painted in matte black around upper sides consists of band of negative feathers; Jar is reduction fired to black-on-black finish; Signature "Marie + Julian" is lightly incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.0, Rim Diam = 11.3, Max Diam = 17.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0304 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 | Florence Aguilar Naranjo (b. 1921) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s to 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base and rounded sides that expand outward at mid-section, then curve inward toward rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a slip; exterior sides and rim are highly burnished; Design band that encircles upper sides just below rim includes wide line with lower scalloped edge, bordered above by straight line and below by scalloped line; Jar is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Barely discernible signature "Florence San Ildefonso" is very lightly incised or written in pencil in script on base. Florence Aguilar Naranjo is the daughter of Rosalie Simbola Aguilar and Joe Aguilar [José Angeles Aguilar] and the sister of Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar) and Alfred Aguilar, all of whose works are also represented in the CAS collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.6, Rim Diam = 4.0, Max Diam = 6.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0115 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1964 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, rounded sides, high and wide shoulder, and short neck with narrow mouth; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth but left unslipped and undecorated, indicating its probable manufacture and firing as a demonstration piece; Jar has been fired in oxidizing atmosphere to yield tan color; Signature "Rose" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 20.7, Rim Diam = 11.6, Max Diam = 26.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0109 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1890-1910 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Vegetal paint | |
| Description | Round water jar with concave base, flaring sides, midlevel shoulder, wide constricted neck, and slightly everted rim; Interior rim and upper and lower body on exterior are slipped orange; Burnished exterior underbody is unslipped; Wide band on neck shows 2 free-floating birds and 2 stylized floral motifs in black, framed above by pair of lines and below by band of triangles; Band below shoulder contains 4 composite spiral scrolls in black; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 27.5, Rim Diam = 21.4, Max Diam = 31.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0095 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1930-1943 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Slip | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, flaring lower body, below midlevel shoulder, and inward sloping neck; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a slip; Exterior only is highly burnished; Band of matte black negative feather patterns encircles neck and 4 parallel lines encircle shoulder just below feather band; Jar is reduction-fired to black-on-black finish; Signature "Marie + Julian" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 18.2, Rim Diam = 13.5, Max Diam = 25.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0494 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 | Round jar with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward to a narrow diameter mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and coated with a slip; Exterior and rim are highly burnished; Background of design band around upper sides of jar is painted in matte black slip to form a negative design of feathered serpent (Avanyu design); Signature "Marie + Julian" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.9, Rim Diam = 7.2, Max Diam = 12.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0497 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 jar with flat base, flaring lower sides, low midlevel shoulder, and gradually narrowing neck with narrow mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and exterior is highly burnished; Band of 4 stylized feather (?) motifs that are pendant from line around base of shoulder encircles the shoulder; Jar is fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie + Julia" [sic] is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.5, Rim Diam = 7.6, Max Diam = 12.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0498 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1943-1954 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward at the rim; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and coated with a slip; Exterior and rim are highly burnished, but otherwise undecorated; Jar is reduction fired to glossy 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) | Height = 8.7, Rim Diam = 9.1, Max Diam = 14.1 | |
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