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| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0019 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 | Sikyatki revival style round bowl with flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is burnished; Design band around upper exterior sides is divided into 6 panels with 3 black geometric motifs each repeated twice; Solid black line outlines lip; Single stylized black feather motif is painted on interior center; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.7, Rim Diam = 17.3, Max Diam = 21.4 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0366 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 bowl with flat base and vertical sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with red slip, and lightly burnished; Bowl is undecorated and unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.6, Rim Diam = 6.4, Max Diam = 7.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0360 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 | Small bowl with flat base and rounded sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and lightly burnished; Black design band around sides is divided into 6 rectangular panels, each filled with the same motif of positive and negative feather patterns; Single framing line (with ceremonial break) is located just below rim; Overall surface color of bowl is pale orange; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.5, Rim Diam = 7.9, Max Diam = 9.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0347 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 | Round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward at rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and lightly burnished; Black painted design on exterior consists of geometric motif that is pendant from paired upper framing lines and is repeated 3 times; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.0, Rim Diam = 6.8, Max Diam = 9.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0368 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 | |
| Description | Deep round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward slightly at rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and lightly burnished; Black painted design band around exterior sides shows motif of paired and single triangles that are pendant from paired upper framing lines (1 heavy line and 1 narrow); Motif is repeated 4 times; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.4, Rim Diam = 6.5, Max Diam = 7.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0376 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 | Round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward slightly at rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with red slip, and lightly burnished; Bowl is undecorated and unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.4, Rim Diam = 10.7, Max Diam = 11.6 | |
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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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0037 |  |
| 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 | Fannie Polacca Nampeyo (ca. 1900-1987) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigments | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, flaring lower sides, high shoulder, and short neck; Rim form is slightly everted with rounded lip; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is burnished; Interior of rim and rectangular area around mouth are painted red; 4 painted black bat wing patterns are pendant from red rectangular area that encircles and overlaps rim; Overall design is framed below by wide black line; Signature "Fannie Nampeyo" is painted in black block letters on base. Fannie Polacca Nampeyo was the daughter of Nampeyo, the mother of Elva Nampeyo, Tonita Hamilton and Iris Youvella Nampeyo, the aunt of Rachel Namingha Nampeyo, and the grandmother of Adelle Lalo Nampeyo, Carla Claw Nampeyo and Wallace Youvella, Jr., all of whose works are also represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.8, Rim Diam = 9.3, Max Diam = 16.8 | |
| 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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0436A,B |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar with lid | |
| 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. 1960s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigments | |
| Description | Large round jar with flat base and globose body rising to very high shoulder, then tapering in toward wide mouth; Fitted lid has knob-like handle; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and exterior is lightly polished; Exterior design includes stylized rain bird motif and two floral designs (possibly corn) on opposite sides of jar, all painted in black; Lid is undecorated; Floral signature of Sadie Adams is painted in black on base of jar. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.3, Rim Diam = 10.2, Max Diam = 20.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0410 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Vase | |
| 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 | |
| Description | Short, cylindrical vase with flat base and vertical sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is also burnished; Black painted designs on exterior consist of stylized feather motif that is pendant from narrow upper line and repeated 4 times around sides of vase; Overall band is framed above by wide and narrow framing lines, both of which show the traditional ceremonial break; Vase is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.3, Rim Diam = 5.7, Max Diam = 7.2 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0377 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Vase | |
| 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) (attributed) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigments | |
| Description | Cylindrical vase with flat base and slightly rounded sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and exterior is burnished; Exterior design includes large black and red feather motif repeated twice on sides; Heavy black line encircles lip; "#14, $1.75, Sadie" is written in pencil on base (unknown if this is actual signature or later attribution by Ruth Elkus or someone else). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.9, Rim Diam = 7.0, Max Diam = 8.5 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0375 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Vase | |
| 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 | Hattie Carl (?) (active 1900-1951) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Cylindrical vase with flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, covered with red slip, and lightly burnished, but otherwise undecorated; Floral signature painted in black on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.1, Rim Diam = 7.5, Max Diam = 9.7 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0271 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Vase | |
| 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 | Round cylindrical vase with flat base and slightly curved sides that slope inward very slightly toward rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with red slip; Vase is otherwise undecorated and is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.0, Rim Diam = 6.0, Max Diam = 6.8 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1614 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Inupiat | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | late 1800s to early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Glass | |
| Description | Bracelet comprising glass trade beads from Alaska; Bracelet is strung of alternate white and red tubular beads, with 4 shorter light blue beads placed at regular intervals, all strung on 2 strands of cordage. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 0.7, Length = ca. 9.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0998 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Drawing | |
| Culture | Inupiat | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Anchorage | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Anchorage | |
| Maker's Name | George Aden Ahgupuk (1911-2001) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955-1961 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Caribou hide; Ink | |
| Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing depicting Eskimo woman dressed in parka and shown in full frontal view from waist level up, carrying small child in the hood of her parka; Inverted kayak on rack is shown in background at left and an empty storage platform on the right; Small clouds fill the gray sky; Signature "Ahgupuk" is printed in lower left corner and "Reindeer Skin" is printed in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 15.5, Length = 10.3 | |
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