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CAS 0370-1044 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | San Carlos Apache | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Graham | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Daniel Nash (b. ca. 1920s) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Painting on white paper entitled "San Carlos Apache Crown Dancer" depicting male Gan or Crown Dancer, shown in full frontal pose, standing on both feet, bent at knees and waist with arms outstretched; Figure wears moccasins, buckskin skirt, and black cloth head and face mask with cross-like crown of white wooden slats painted with eagle and other geometric designs; Dancer's forearms and shoulders are painted black and chest is painted with white geometric design; Long red streams trails from his upper arms and her carries white wooden sword in each hand; Signature "Daniel Nash" is written in gray paint in lower right corner; "San Carlos Apache Crown Dancer" is printed in pencil on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 21.7, Length = 31.2 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1143 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | San Carlos Apache | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Santa Fe | |
| Maker's Name | Wilson Dewey (Sundust) (1915-1969) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Casein on watercolor paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white watercolor paper depicting single crown dancer shown in full stride in 3/4 left profile; Dancer wears moccasins, brown fringed buckskin kilt, and black cloth head and face mask topped by fan of wooden slats painted with crescent and other geometric symbols; Dancer's upper body is painted black with white markings and long red streams trail from his upper arms; He carries wooden sword in each hand; Signature "Dewey" is printed along dancer's left foot. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 38.0, Length = 56.9 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0921 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | San Carlos Apache | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Santa Fe | |
| Maker's Name | Wilson Dewey (Sundust) (1915-1969) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on poster board | |
| Description | Painting on white poster board entitled "Apache Dancer" depicting single crown dancer, shown in left profile in animated dance pose standing on left leg and with left arm raised overhead; Dancer is dressed in moccasins, fringed buckskin kilt, and black cloth head and face mask with crown of wooden slats painted with snake motif; Long red streamers trail from dancer's upper arms and he carries wooden sword in each hand; Signature "Wilson Dewey" is printed in gray paint near lower right corner; "Apache Dancer, Price -- $15.00, Apache Artist Wilson Dewey" is handwritten in pencil on reverse. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1949 as their annual holiday card in 1949, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 23.7, Length = 33.1 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0078 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round salad or bread and butter sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth, coated with a slip and highly burnished; Design band around interior rim is painted in matte black slip and consists of 21 shallow contiguous semicircles with single short line extending down between adjacent semicircles (variation of rain cloud design); Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.7, Max Diam = 17.4 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0079 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round salad or bread and butter sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth, coated with a slip and highly burnished; Design band around interior rim is painted in matte black slip and consists of contiguous elongated triangles with one concave long side and one convex long side, all laid end to end around rim and forming a whirling motif; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.8, Max Diam = 16.9 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0080 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round salad or bread and butter sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a slip, and highly burnished; Painted design painted in black matte slip around interior consists of very slender and partially overlapping triangular units, with groups of 3 short parallel lines pendant from areas where the triangles overlap and short L-shaped hook at end of each triangle; Design forms large negative square area with rounded corners in center area of plate; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.7, Max Diam = 16.9 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0081 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round salad or bread and butter sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth, coated with a slip and highly burnished; Design band around interior rim is painted in matte black slip and consists of 8 contiguous semicircles with series of 3 parallel pendant dashes between adjacent semicircles (variation of rain cloud design); Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.5, Max Diam = 17.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0082 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round salad or bread and butter sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth, coated with a slip and highly burnished; Design band around interior rim is painted in matte black slip to produce large negative 8-petal floral motif in center, with short rectangular line extending out between adjacent petals nearly to rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie + Julian" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.8, Max Diam = 18.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0083 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round salad or bread and butter sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a and highly burnished; Design band painted in matte black slip around interior rim consists of contiguous triangular units with bifurcated bases and a short negative dashed line within each, all arranged to form a whirling pattern around rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is very finely incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.7, Max Diam = 16.7 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0084 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round salad or bread and butter sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a slip and highly burnished; design band around interior rim is painted in black matte slip and consists of 8 contiguous elongated triangles, each with one long concave side; A series of 3 dots borders the shortest end of each triangle; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.3, Max Diam = 17.5 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0085 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip-paint | |
| Description | Round shallow dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Painted design around interior rim is painted in matte black slip and consists of 4 large contiguous triangular units with very concave lateral edges that form a negative pattern of 4 overlapping semicircles in center of plate; Within each painted triangular unit is a negative rectangle containing 3 dots; Within each negative semicircle (just below rim) is a pair of stacked triangles; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.9, Max Diam = 24.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0086 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip-paint | |
| Description | Round dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Band of 24 contiguous triangles with concave sides is painted in matte black slip around interior rim, creating a pattern of negative feathers and leaving the center of the plate undecorated; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.0, Max Diam = 24.4 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0087 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip-paint | |
| Description | Round shallow dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Band containing 4 terraced triangles alternating with 4 paired elongated triangles (all painted in matte black slip and pendant from interior rim) encircles interior rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.3, Max Diam = 25.9 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0088 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip-paint | |
| Description | Round shallow dinner-sized plate with flat base; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Design band around interior rim is painted in matte black slip and includes 4 pairs of terraced triangles (kiva steps), alternating with paired elongated triangular units with concave lateral sides; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.8, Max Diam = 24.3 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0089 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip-paint | |
| Description | Round shallow dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Design around interior rim is painted in matte black slip and consists of 8 contiguous elongated triangles (each with one concave side) with small V-shaped motif extending from short end; Each triangle also contains a negative leaf-shaped motif within it; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.8, Max Diam = 23.3 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0090 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip-paint | |
| Description | Round shallow dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Band of small contiguous triangles (each with concave sides and pendant from interior rim) is painted in matte black slip and encircles interior rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.0, Max Diam = 25.3 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0091 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip-paint | |
| Description | Round shallow dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Design band painted in matte black slip around interior rim consists of 8 wide contiguous triangles with concave sides; Each triangle also has an appended key-shaped hook; Plate is reduction-fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.4, Max Diam = 24.9 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0092 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip-paint | |
| Description | Round shallow dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Band of contiguous elongated triangles (each with convex sides and pendant from interior rim) is painted in matte black slip around interior rim, producing a negative feather pattern; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.3, Max Diam = 25.3 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0093 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural pigments | |
| Description | Round shallow dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Background of wide design band around interior rim is painted in matte black slip to form a negative pattern of Avanyu, the feathered serpent, whose body encircles the interior rim; Design also includes 3 negative cloud motifs (3 stacked semicircles) along rim; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie + Julian" is incised in printed upper and lower case letters on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.8, Max Diam = 25.9 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0094 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| 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 | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round dinner-sized plate with fat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Background of wide design band around upper interior sides is painted in matte black slip, resulting in negative design of single feathered serpent (Avanyu design) that completely encircles plate; Design also includes two negative cloud motifs; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie & Julian" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.3, Max Diam = 25.3 |
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