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| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0301 | |
| 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 clay slip and highly burnished; Design band around interior rim is painted in black matte slip and consists of 4 contiguous elongated triangular units that are laid on their edges along rim; One long side of each triangle is concave and the short end of each one is scalloped; Pair of short negative lines are positioned on each triangle; Overall arrangement produces negative whiling pattern in center of plate; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.9, Max Diam = 17.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0302 |  |
| 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 painted in matte black slip around interior rim consists of contiguous solid semicircles, forming scalloped interior edge which is framed by narrow, parallel scalloped line; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.3, Max Diam = 17.7 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0329 |  |
| 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 | ca. 1935-1943 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round plate with flat base and low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Designs on interior are painted in matte black slip and consist of large outlined triangle in center with large stylized parrot perched on each side of the triangle, each with geometric designs on their feathers; Series of 4 parallel framing lines encircle interior rim; Signature "Marie & Julian" is incised in printed letters on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.2, Max Diam = 28.6 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0335 |  |
| 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), Popovi Da (1921-1971) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural pigments | |
| Description | Round plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and covered with a reddish slip on exterior and a cream-colored slip on interior; Design on interior consists of central orange rectangle outlined in black and positioned inside larger, negative rectangle, and flanked on either side by 4 contiguous elongated black triangles; Pair of orange semicircles outlined in black (deer print motif) are attached to triangles; Pendant from 2 points on the rim (opposite each other) are 3 black contiguous semicircles (cloud motif) and an orange terraced triangle outlined in black (kiva steps motif); Signature "Maria / Popovi" [Maria Martinez - Popovi Da] is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.4, Max Diam = 15.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0342 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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. 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; Interior of rim and entire exterior are covered with red slip; Background of band around upper sides of exterior is carved away, leaving raised image of "Avanyu" or feathered serpent; Carved area is covered with pink-colored slip, while remaining exterior, including serpent image, is highly burnished; Signature "Rose" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.6, Rim Diam = 19.3, Max Diam = 24.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0303 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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. 1923-1930 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Slip | |
| Description | Large round bowl with very wide flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and exterior is highly burnished; Negative image of Avanyu or feathered serpent with lightning extending from mouth completely encircles upper side of bowl; Bowl is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.1, Rim Diam = 22.1, Max Diam = 31.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0331 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 | Very shallow round bowl with flat base and widely flared sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Designs on interior are painted in matte gray slip and include cross-hatched triangle in center with three arms extending out to rim where each encircles a cross-hatched oval shape and then terminates in a hatch-lined triangle with a scalloped end, possibly representing a stylized wing motif; Series of 3 parallel lines encircles interior rim; Exterior base is also painted in matte gray slip, apparently over signature "Marie + Julian" making the off-center and already very lightly incised signature extremely difficult to discern; Bowl is reduction fired to black-on-black color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.9, Max Diam = 29.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0332 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 | Very shallow round bowl with flat base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Designs on interior are painted in dark gray and include series of 3 parallel lines that encircles interior rim; Center of bowl is divided into quadrants by means of a negative "X" motif; 2 different motifs are painted in alternate quadrants, the first one a sunburst pattern and the other including a bisected stack of 3 triangles flanked by negative geometric shapes; Bowl is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie + Julian" is incised in printed letters on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.8, Max Diam = 28.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0265 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 bowl with flat base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a slip, and highly burnished, except for exterior base; Design band around interior rim is painted in matte black slip and consists of 4 groups of 3 contiguous elongated vertical triangles alternating with 4 pairs of elongated triangles laid on their sides; Bowl is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.6, Max Diam = 17.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0213 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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. 1944-1954 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round bowl with wide flat base and vertical sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and burnished to a lustrous finish and fired to a 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) | Depth = 7.9, Max Diam = 25.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0048 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1956-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Large round bowl with flat base and gently curved and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, covered with red slip, and highly burnished; Bowl is undecorated otherwise; Signature "Maria Poveka" is lightly incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.5, Max Diam = 37.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0383A,B |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Box with lid | |
| 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 | Rayita Gonzales (Reyita Gonzales) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | A: Square box with flat base and vertical sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a slip, and exterior is highly burnished; Designs painted in matte black slip on lower sides consist of paired terraced triangles (kiva steps design) on two sides and series of 3 contiguous elongated triangles on other two sides; Signature "Rayita" with lightning design is incised in printed lettering on base; B: Flat square lid with rectangular knob on upper surface and pair of linear lips on underside; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and exterior is also highly burnished; Painted designs on exterior include pair of triangles on either side of handle; lid is unsigned. Rayita Gonzales is the sister-in-law of Juanita Wo-peen Gonzales, whose work is also represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.3, Width = 5.8, Length = 5.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0381 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Candle stick / holder | |
| 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 | 1954 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | 3-candle U-shaped candle holder with flat base and top and vertical sides (companion piece to CAS 0370-0382); Each end of holder is terraced; All surfaces are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Candle holder is reduction fired to glossy black color; Signature "Blue Corn San Ildefonso 54" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.5, Width = 12.5, Depth = 9.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0382 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Candle stick / holder | |
| 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 | 1954 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | 3-candle U-shaped candle holder with flat base and top and vertical sides (companion piece to CAS 0370-0381); Each end of holder is terraced; All surfaces are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Candle holder is reduction fired to glossy black color; Signature "Blue Corn San Ildefonso 54" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.6, Width = 12.5, Depth = 9.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0392 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Candle stick / holder | |
| 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 | Juanita Wo Peen Gonzales (1908-1988) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Candle holder (companion piece to CAS 0370-0393) for 5 candles in form of rectangular block that rises in series of 3 terraces from both ends; Sides of holder are perfectly vertical and highly burnished, except for base; Deep cylindrical hole for holding candle is carved into surface of each flat-topped terrace; Holder is reduction fired to glossy black color; Signature "Juanita Wo-peen" is incised in script on base. Juanita Wo Peen Gonzales is the sister-in-law of Rayita Gonzales, whose work is also represented in the CAS pottery collection. Her husband, Louis Wo Peen Gonzales, is a painter. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.7, Width = 5.0, Length = 27.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0393 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Candle stick / holder | |
| 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 | Juanita Wo Peen Gonzales (1908-1988) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Candle holder (companion piece to CAS 0370-0392) for 5 candles in form of rectangular block that rises in series of 3 terraces from both ends; Sides of holder are perfectly vertical and highly burnished, except for base; Deep cylindrical hole for holding candle is carved into surface of each flat-topped terrace; Holder is reduction fired to glossy black color; Signature "Juanita Wo-peen" is incised in script on base. Juanita Wo Peen Gonzales is the sister-in-law of Rayita Gonzales, whose work is also represented in the CAS pottery collection. Her husband, Louis Wo Peen Gonzales, is a painter. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.9, Width = 5.0, Length = 27.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0380 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Effigy bowl (bird) | |
| 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 | Effigy bowl in the form of a bird with flat base, flaring wings, and extended tail; Modeled head of bird rises well above rim and terminates in pointed beak; Pair of punctate holes represent eyes; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished, except for exterior base; Bowl is otherwise undecorated; Bowl is reduction fired to glossy black 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, Width = 11.0, Length = 15.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0244 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Figurine (skunk) | |
| 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. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Modeled figurine in form of skunk shown in standing position with upturned tail; Entire exterior is scraped smooth, coated with a slip, and highly burnished; Skunk's toes, eyes, and mouth are highlighted in matte black slip; Signature "Blue Corn San Ildefonso Pueblo" is incised in script on underside. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.3, Width = 2.8, Length = 8.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0218 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 | Round jar with flat base, flaring lower sides, high shoulder and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a slip, and exterior and rim are highly burnished; Single framing line and band of small contiguous triangles are painted in matte black slip and encircle neck of jar; Jar is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Blue Corn San Ildefonso Pueblo" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.7, Rim Diam = 3.7, Max Diam = 7.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0219 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Small round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a slip; Entire exterior and rim are highly burnished but otherwise undecorated; Bowl is reduction fired to glossy black color and is unsigned. This bowl was used by Elkus family as a salt cellar. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.5, Rim Diam = 3.8, Max Diam = 5.2 | |
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