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Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0490   CAS 0370-0490; Jar
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. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round, globose jar with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward at rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with red slip; Upper sides on exterior are deeply carved with feather and kiva step pattern; Carved areas are coated with light-colored slip, while uncarved portion of exterior surface is highly burnished and fired to a reddish orange color; Signature "Rose" is incised in script on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.0, Rim Diam = 11.0, Max Diam = 18.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0371   CAS 0370-0371; Jar
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 Deep round jar with flat base, flaring lower body, low shoulder, and inward sloping upper sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior sides and interior rim are coated with red slip and exterior sides are highly burnished; Single framing line painted in beige slip encircles shoulder and pendant above it are 2 motifs of 3 contiguous elongated triangles alternating with 2 pairs of double stacked triangles; Jar is fired in oxidizing atmosphere to yield red color; Signature "Florence San Ildefonso" is incised 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 = 5.9, Rim Diam = 4.8, Max Diam = 6.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0036   CAS 0370-0036; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Santa Ana Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Sandoval
Other Geographic Data Santa Ana Pueblo
Maker's Name Eudora L. Montoya (ca. 1905-?), possibly
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round olla-shaped jar with flat, small diameter base, sides that flare upward to a high rounded shoulder, then curve inward before rising to form a short neck, and a wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and covered with red slip; Wide band on exterior extending from rim down to just above underbody is slipped white and its upper and lower limits are edged in black; Band of contiguous red triangles outlined in black encircles rim; Geometric motif consisting of two large "E" shapes (1 pointing left, 1 pointing right) with open triangle between them is repeated 4 times around mid-section of jar; Jar is unsigned, but was possibly made by Eudora Montoya as a demonstration piece for Dr. Florence Hawley Ellis, a noted archaeologist in New Mexico who supported Montoya's pottery making over a period of many years.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.0, Rim Diam = 10.5, Max Diam = 16.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0158   CAS 0370-0158; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
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 Christina Naranjo (1891-1980)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Jar with flat base, flaring lower sides, mid-level shoulder, and tall, wide neck with everted rim and wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior of neck and entire exterior are highly burnished; 3 bear paw patterns are incised on neck; Jar is reduction fired to glossy black color; Signature "Christina Naranjo Santa Clara Pueblo" is incised in script on base. Christina Naranjo was a sister to Margaret Tafoya, mother of Mary Cain, Teresita Naranjo, and Mida Tafoya, and grandmother of Stella Naranjo Chavarria and Victor Eckelberry, all of whose works are represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 31.4, Rim Diam = 24.0, Max Diam = 35.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0233   CAS 0370-0233; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round jar with flat base, steeply flaring sides, and inward-curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Band around upper half of jar on exterior is carved in low relief and includes paired kiva steps alternating with paired vertical triangles; Both motifs are repeated twice; Carved areas are painted with matte gray slip; Uncarved surfaces on exterior and rim are well burnished; Jar is unsigned (same maker as CAS 0370-0234).
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.2, Rim Diam = 3.7, Max Diam = 5.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0234   CAS 0370-0234; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round jar with flat base, steeply flaring sides, and inward-curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Band around upper half of jar on exterior is carved in low relief and includes negative paired kiva steps alternating with series of vertical triangles; Both motifs are repeated twice; Carved areas are painted with matte gray slip; Uncarved surfaces on exterior and rim are well burnished; Jar is unsigned (same maker as CAS 0370-0233).
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.8, Rim Diam = 4.3, Max Diam = 6.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0235   CAS 0370-0235; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round jar with flat base, very rounded sides, and short slightly inward curving neck; Interior is scraped smooth; Band of shallow vertical flutes or ridges are contoured around shoulder on exterior only; Rim and exterior sides of jar are well burnished but otherwise undecorated; Jar is reduction fired to glossy black color and is otherwise undecorated and unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.0, Rim Diam = 3.7, Max Diam = 8.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0224   CAS 0370-0224; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Slip
Description Cylindrical jar with flat base and vertical sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a slip; Series of 5 contiguous triangles with their apexes at the bottom and extending from the rim to the base are carved in low relief around side of jar and painted with matte gray slip; Uncarved areas on side of jar (5 contiguous triangles with their apexes just below the rim) are well burnished; Jar is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Jar is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.4, Rim Diam = 3.8, Max Diam = 5.1
Catalog Number CAS 0370-0372   CAS 0370-0372; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
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 Flora Naranjo (1914-2000)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round, cylindrical jar with flat base, slightly rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior is minimally scraped smooth; Exterior is scraped very smooth, coated with red slip and well burnished, except for base; Paired terraced tan triangles (outlined in white) and paired and stacked gray triangles (outlined in white) are both repeated twice in band around upper half of jar on exterior; Band is bordered along bottom by single white line; Signature "Flora Santa Clara" is lightly incised on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.7, Rim Diam = 4.1, Max Diam = 5.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0362   CAS 0370-0362; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round bowl-shaped jar with flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior is minimally scraped smooth; Exterior is scraped very smooth, coated with red slip, and well burnished, except for base; Narrow white line encircles jar on exterior just below rim and pendant from it are paired gray triangles (outlined in white) alternating with single tang triangle within terraced pink triangle (both outlined in white); Both motifs are repeated twice and extend almost to the base of the jar; Jar is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.6, Rim Diam = 5.5, Max Diam = 8.0
Catalog Number CAS 0370-0350   CAS 0370-0350; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
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 Flora Naranjo (1914-2000)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round, cylindrical jar with flat base, slightly rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior is minimally scraped smooth; Exterior is scraped very smooth, coated with red slip, and well burnished, except for base; Narrow white line encircles jar on exterior just below rim and pendant from it are paired terraced tan triangles (outlined in white) alternating with paired and stacked coral-colored triangles (outlined in white); Both the terraced and the stacked triangles are repeated twice and cover almost the entire side of the jar; Signature "Flora Santa Clara" is lightly incised in script on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.8, Rim Diam = 4.3, Max Diam = 5.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0496   CAS 0370-0496; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
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. 1940-1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Tall round jar with flat base, rounded sides, high shoulder, and short neck with straight rim and wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and exterior is highly burnished; Single feathered serpent figure (Avanyu) encircles mid-section of jar against low-relief carved band that is painted in gray slip; Jar is reduction fired to glossy black color; Signature "Severa" is 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 = 13.4, Rim Diam = 9.4, Max Diam = 14.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0334   CAS 0370-0334; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Taos Pueblo or Picuris Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Taos
Other Geographic Data Taos Pueblo or Picuris Pueblo
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round jar with flat base, flaring lower sides, midlevel shoulder, and wide constricted neck with wide mouth and scalloped rim; 2 vertical loop handles are attached on opposite sides of shoulder; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Interior of rim and entire exterior are covered with thin coating of sheep's fat or varnish, probably to increase the surface sheen; Jar is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.3, Width = 18.2, Rim Diam = 12.2, Max Diam = 13.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0338   CAS 0370-0338; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Taos Pueblo or Picuris Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Taos
Other Geographic Data Taos Pueblo or Picuris Pueblo
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round jar with flat base, overall spherical shape, short flaring neck, wide mouth, and two flattened handles on opposite sides of shoulder; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and are covered with a micaceous slip; Interior is partially fire blackened; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.6, Width = 15.8, Rim Diam = 12.2, Max Diam = 15.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0437   CAS 0370-0437; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Taos Pueblo or Picuris Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Taos
Other Geographic Data Taos Pueblo or Picuris Pueblo
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930s to 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Deep round jar with flat base, rounded sides, and very short and wide constricted neck with flaring rim and wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and lightly burnished; Lip is marked with series of shallow notches to produce scalloped edge; Jar is unsigned; “Picuris” is penciled on bottom.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.7, Rim Diam = 19.2, Max Diam = 20.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0438   CAS 0370-0438; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Taos Pueblo or Picuris Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Taos
Other Geographic Data Taos Pueblo or Picuris Pueblo
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round jar with flat, narrow diameter base, flaring lower body, below midlevel shoulder, and rounded upper body with inward curving rim and wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth but are otherwise undecorated; Jar is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 15.8, Rim Diam = 14.5, Max Diam = 23.1

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0440   CAS 0370-0440; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
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 jar with flat base and overall spherical shape with midlevel shoulder, rounded upper body that slopes inward toward rim, and wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is covered with dark rust brown slip and highly burnished; Design band around upper sides on exterior is painted in gray, pale coral, tan, and white and includes alternating paired terraced triangles and paired straight-edged triangles, all outlined in white and bordered by double white framing lines above and below; Jar is unsigned. Identified as the work of Catherine Vigil in March, 1982 by her son Martin Vigil, Jr.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 19.7, Rim Diam = 14.2, Max Diam = 25.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0341   CAS 0370-0341; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
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. 1930-1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Small round jar with flat base, flaring lower body, high rounded shoulder, and inward sloping neck rising to a straight rim and wide mouth; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Rim and entire exterior are coated with red slip and are well burnished, except for base; Jar is otherwise undecorated and is unsigned. Identified as the work of Catherine Vigil in March, 1982 by her son Martin Vigil, Jr.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.5, Rim Diam = 4.2, Max Diam = 5.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0367   CAS 0370-0367; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
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. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round jar with flat base and tall, slightly rounded sides and slightly inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior rim and entire exterior are coated with red slip and are highly burnished, including the base; Jar is undecorated and unsigned. Identified as the work of Catherine Vigil in March, 1982 by her son Martin Vigil, Jr.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.7, Rim Diam = 6.0, Max Diam = 7.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0272   CAS 0370-0272; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
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. 1930-1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round jar with flat base and tall, slightly rounded sides and slightly inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior rim and entire exterior are coated with red slip and are highly burnished, including the base; Jar is undecorated and unsigned. Identified as the work of Catherine Vigil in March, 1982 by her son Martin Vigil, Jr.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.7, Rim Diam = 6.2, Max Diam = 7.9
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