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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0290 | |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Figurine (owl) | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Standing owl figurine with outstretched wings and tail and modeled beak and ears; Single owl chick perched on each wing; Exteriors of figures are scraped smooth, slipped white, and body portions are painted with all-over feather pattern in dark brown; Beaks and eyes of adult and chicks are painted red; Legs and feet of adult owl are painted tan; Figurine is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 19.0, Width = 18.3, Depth = 15.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0289 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Prayer bowl | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round ceremonial bowl with footed base and flaring sides rising to 4 terraced rim extensions; Flattened and arched bail handle extends across mouth of bowl from rim to rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and slipped white; Lip of bowl is painted dark brown; Single line contours terraced rim just below lip on interior and exterior; Brown tadpole is painted on each rim projection, both on interior and exterior; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.0 , Width = 25.9, Rim Diam = 16.6 , Max Diam = 17.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0292 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Prayer bowl | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round ceremonial prayer bowl on footed base; Terraced rim has 5 projections that rise above rim level; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and slipped white; Lip of bowl is painted dark brown; Interior design includes brown line contouring rim just below lip, single brown tadpole on each rim projection, and large frog image in center of bowl; Exterior designs include brown line contouring rim just below lip and single stylized dragonfly on each rim projection; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.5, Max Diam = 17.8 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0135 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Prayer bowl | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigment | |
| Description | Deep round prayer bowl on footed base with flaring sides that terminate in 4 terraced projections; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, slipped white and lightly burnished; Lip of bowl is painted dark brown; Paired parallel brown lines contour terraced rim just below lip on both interior and exterior; Interior design also includes large brown and red frog motif in center and brown tadpole on each rim projection; Exterior design includes brown tadpole motif on two rim projections and brown and red frog motif on the other two rim projections; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.2, Max Diam = 31.9 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0136 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Prayer bowl | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round prayer bowl on footed base; Flaring sides terminate in 4 terraced projections above rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and slipped white; Lip of bowl is painted brown; Interior design includes dark brown line outlining rim contours just below lip and a single brown tadpole on each of the 4 rim projections, pair of dark brown lines encircling bowl at lowest level of rim, brown plumed serpent with heart line, a large frog in the center; Exterior design includes brown line outlining rim just below lip and 8 brown tadpoles positioned equidistantly around upper sides; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.3, Max Diam = 33.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0118 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Prayer bowl | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural pigments | |
| Description | Round ceremonial prayer bowl with flat base and rounded sides, rising to 4 terraced projections above rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and slipped white; Lip is painted dark brown; Interior design consists of double concentric brown circles in center and 8 brown tadpoles around sides, each facing center; Single brown line contours terraced rim just below lip; Exterior designs include single brown tadpole (facing upward) on each rim projection, alternating with stylized brown dragonfly motif; Single brown line outlines terraced rim just below lip; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.6, Max Diam = 24.1 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0131 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Canteen | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigment | |
| Description | Canteen with globose body and flattened base; Short narrow neck extends out from side, flanked by pair of loop handles; Exterior scraped smooth, slipped red, and lightly burnished; Underbody and rim of neck are painted dark brown; 4 frog figures are sculpted in high relief on sides and top of vessel and painted with dark brown highlights; 4 brown tadpoles are painted among the frogs; Canteen is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.9, Width = 22.7, Rim Diam = 3.5, Length = 25.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0134 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| 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 surfaces are scraped smooth and slipped white, except for wide band inside rim and exterior underbody and base, which are slipped dark brown; Band of paired and hatch-lined terraced triangles encircles neck, while double band of very slender, contiguous red triangles (outlined in brown) encircles shoulder; 3 red and brown painted butterflies alternate with 3 appliquéd and modeled frog figures (painted red, brown, and white) to fill the space below the shoulder; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.7, Rim Diam = 15.1, Max Diam = 27.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0152 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1885-1900 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Large round olla or water jar with concave base, flaring sides that curve upward to a high, well defined shoulder, short inward sloping neck, and wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Upper and lower exterior sides are slipped white; Underbody and base are slipped reddish brown; Wide band around neck is filled with black and red geometric units; Pair of wide parallel brown lines encircles shoulder; 2 large rosettes with black and red geometric designs are positioned on opposite sides of jar below shoulder; Area between rosettes is divided into 3 horizontal bands; Upper and lower bands contain deer with heart lines; Center band contains ducks; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.1, Rim Diam = 18.0, Max Diam = 32.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0050 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1885-1895 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Large olla or water jar with concave base, flaring sides that curve upward to high shoulder, short inward sloping neck, and wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and slipped deep red on underbody and rim interior, and white on remaining exterior; Wide band around neck is filled with red and black geometric designs; Pair of wide parallel black lines encircles shoulder; Area below shoulder is divided into 3 horizontal bands, containing row of male deer with heart lines in the upper and lower bands (deer in upper band are also enclosed in houses), and row of female deer in middle band; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 29.4, Rim Diam = 22.1, Max Diam = 36.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0096 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880-1890 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Large round olla or water jar with concave base, rounded sides, high shoulder, short inward-sloping neck, and wide mouth; Lower body has slight bulge marking height of puki used in construction; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; underbody and band around interior rim are slipped dark brown; Remaining exterior is slipped white; Band encircling neck of jar is divided into 2 panels, each containing 3 geometric elements in black and red; Pair of wide parallel brown lines frames lower edge of shoulder; Field below shoulder contains 2 large rosettes with red and brown geometric designs; Space between rosettes is divided into upper band of deer with heart lines and lower band of geometric designs; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 26.5, Rim Diam = 19.3, Max Diam = 33.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0315 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Deep round bowl with rounded base and rounded sides that curve inward toward rim and form a square mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is slipped red and painted with motifs of paired outlined white triangles that are pendant either from upper or lower white framing lines; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.4, Rim Diam = 12.1, Max Diam = 15.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1204 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Dixon Shebala (ca. 1940-1977) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1956 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting showing Zuni Hilili dance; Left to right are 1) Hilili Kohanna (Corn Hilili), 2) Hilili Kohanna Okya (Corn Hilili Girl), 3) Clemhoktoni, 4) Hilili Kohanna Okya, and 5) Hilili Kohanna; Both Hilil Kohanna figures wear white kilts with sun symbols on blue band, bandoliers, wild cat skins around shoulders, and case masks with white beards and sun symbols and feather fans attached at top, and each carries yucca spears; Hilili Kohanna Okya figures wear one-shoulder dresses and masks with wigs and broad band painted across eyes; Clemhoktoni wears white kilt with sun symbols on blue band and tableta headdress; Signature "Shebala '56" is printed in black paint in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 73.6, Length = 44.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1137A |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Dempsey Chapita (b. 1922) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935-1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | India ink and opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper showing multi-colored geometric patterns, including 2 cloud symbols; Painting is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 15.2, Length = 20.3 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1137B |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Dempsey Chapita (b. 1922) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935-1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | India ink and opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting Zuni Shalako figure in full dress, including moccasins, embroidered kilt and shawl and elongated headdress including blue face mask with horns and eagle plumes; Painting is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.0, Length = 14.9 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1137C |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Dempsey Chapita (b. 1922) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935-1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | India ink and opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting four multi-colored geometric designs, possibly representing clouds; Signature "Dempsey C." is handwritten in pencil on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 15.2, Length = 20.3 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1137D |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Dempsey Chapita (b. 1922) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935-1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | India ink and opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting either Hilili Kohanna (the Corn Hilili) who appears in the Hilili dance, performed after the winter solstice ceremonies, or Newekwe Kokothlanna (Big Katsina of the Galaxy Society) who appears only at the initiation into the Newekwe society, a curing society that treats stomach ailments; Figure is dressed in moccasins, embroidered kilt, brown cape, and blue case mask surmounted by 9 eagle plumes and ribbon streamers at sides; He carries yucca whips or swords in each hand; Painting is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 11.0, Length = 18.3 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0521A,B |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Moccasins | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo or Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Leather | |
| Description | Pair of adult-sized moccasins constructed of deer skin; Upper portions of moccasins are painted turquoise blue, accented by yellow and red flaps across the instep, and a red and yellow band around the cuff, and a red and yellow tassel suspended from the cuff on the exterior. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 19.0, Width = 9.0, Length = 25.3 | |
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