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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0115 | |
| 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. 1964 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, rounded sides, high and wide shoulder, and short neck with narrow mouth; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth but left unslipped and undecorated, indicating its probable manufacture and firing as a demonstration piece; Jar has been fired in oxidizing atmosphere to yield tan color; Signature "Rose" is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 20.7, Rim Diam = 11.6, Max Diam = 26.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0116 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo) | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round water jar with slightly concave base, flaring sides, high and well defined shoulder, and a short but very wide constricted neck with slightly flared rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is slipped red; Exterior base and lower body are slipped orange; Remainder of exterior is slipped white and painted with black triangular shapes arranged in three bands -- two opposing bands around the shoulder and one around the lower body; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.7, Rim Diam = 12.5, Max Diam = 18.2 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0117 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Zia Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zia Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1920 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round water jar with concave base, flaring sides, high shoulder, and short neck; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior rim and underbody on exterior are slipped orange; Remainder of exterior is slipped white and painted with red and black motifs; Band of red parallelograms encircles shoulder; Band on neck has 7 panels, each containing red floral motif with 2 black leaves and stem with 5 to 7 red berries; Band below shoulder repeats complex geometric motif 9 times in black and red; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 26.2, Rim Diam = 15.6, Max Diam = 26.8 |
| 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 0370-0119 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo) | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1930 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round water jar with concave base, flaring sides, high shoulder, wide constricted neck, wide mouth, and flaring rim; Interior rim and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Interior of rim and exterior underbody are slipped orange; Upper body on exterior is slipped white; Floral motif in design band around neck is repeated 3 times; Second band around shoulder repeats a floral and geometric motif twice; Third band around lower body contains continuous row of black triangles that are alternately pendant above or below center line; Adjacent design bands are separated by paired framing lines, all of which include traditional ceremonial break in the design; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 23.4, Rim Diam = 20.8, Max Diam = 28.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0120 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, rounded sides, high shoulder, and very short neck; 2 horizontal loop handles are attached on shoulders, opposite each other; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Underbody of exterior and interior of rim are covered with red slip; Remaining exterior surface is covered with white slip; Black painted design around exterior body includes 4 large composite diamond motifs on sides and band of large dots that are pendant from a fine line encircling just below rim, all between heavy black upper and lower framing lines; Jar is unsigned; “Cochiti†is printed in pencil on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.5, Width = 21.3, Rim Diam = 12.5, Max Diam = 21.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0121 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Zia Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zia Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890-1910 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round water jar with concave base, flaring sides, high shoulder, and short neck with wide mouth and straight rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Interior of rim and exterior underbody are slipped red; Upper body on exterior is slipped white; Wide design band around neck includes band of red parallelograms above a band of paired black crescent shapes; Band below shoulder includes 4 large parrot motifs and floral motifs in red and black; Pair of heavy black lines around shoulder separates upper and lower bands; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 27.8, Rim Diam = 17.3, Max Diam = 30.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0122 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Cibola | |
| Other Geographic Data | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Deep round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward very slightly at the rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and slipped white, except for exterior base which is slipped orange; Exterior design includes elaborate black and white multi-zigzag line that includes positive, negative and hachured units; Intervening spaces are filled in with black and white floral units; Heavy black line encircles lip; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.5, Rim Diam = 21.5, Max Diam = 23.6 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0123 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| 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. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigments | |
| Description | Round bowl with rounded base and rounded sides that curve inward slightly toward rim; Lip is rounded; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Exterior is also burnished; Painted design on interior consists of single stylized parrot motif in red and black on cream-colored background; Solid black line encircles lip; Exterior of bowl is undecorated; Bowl is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.7, Rim Diam = 16.7, Max Diam = 17.8 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0124 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Cibola | |
| Other Geographic Data | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Lucy Martin Lewis (ca. 1900-1992) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1956 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Natural pigments | |
| Description | Round olla-shaped jar with flat base, flaring sides, high shoulder, short, inward sloping neck and very wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and slipped white, except underbody which is slipped orange; Upper body of exterior is painted with all-over fine line pattern of hachured triangles, producing optical illusion of star pattern; Black line encircles lip; Signature "Lucy M. Lewis Acoma" is painted in black lettering on base. Noted Acoma potter Lucy Martin Lewis is the mother of grandmother of many well-known potters. She is the mother of Anne Lewis Hansen and the mother-in-law of Rita Lewis, both of whose works are also represented in the CAS pottery | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.5, Rim Diam = 13.5, Max Diam = 19.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0125 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Zia Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zia Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with concave base, very rounded sides, and a very short neck with wide mouth; Interior and exterior are completely covered with a pale orange slip; Exterior underbody and interior of rim are covered with a brick red slip; Painted design band around sides of jar consists of wide band with scalloped upper and lower edges, enclosing row of black paired and bisected triangles; Overall band is on brick red background and framed between double upper and lower framing lines; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.7, Rim Diam = 11.1, Max Diam = 16.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0126 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Cibola | |
| Other Geographic Data | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with concave, narrow diameter base, rounded sides that curve inward at rim, and very wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and slipped white, except for exterior lower body and base which are slipped orange; White-slipped exterior surface is divided into 3 bands of 10 rectangular panels each; Each panel is painted with a fine-line rectangular spiral, producing an optical illusion pattern of vertical columns of stacked diamonds; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.8, Rim Diam = 15.0, Max Diam = 19.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0127 |  |
| 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 | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Very deep round jar with flat base, rounded sides, inward-curving rim, and very wide mouth; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Exterior underbody is covered with red slip and highly burnished, while remaining exterior is covered with cream-colored slip; Rectilinear fret that also incorporates floral designs above and below it encircles upper body just below rim; Second design band with alternate terraced triangles and cross-hatched triangles encircles lower body, just above red-slipped underbody; Jar is unsigned but probably same maker as CAS 0370-0132. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 21.7, Rim Diam = 24.5, Max Diam = 32.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0128 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Cibola | |
| Other Geographic Data | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1920 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Large olla or water jar with concave base, flaring sides, high shoulder, short neck and wide mouth; Underbody, base, and interior of rim are slipped red; Remaining exterior is slipped white; Exterior design in black and orange includes two large rosettes with large white floral motifs outlined in black on orange background; Areas between rosettes are divided into 3 horizontal bands with geometric units in the upper and lower bands and small parrot motifs in the center band; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 25.2, Rim Diam = 17.6, Max Diam = 29.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0129 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Cibola | |
| Other Geographic Data | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890-1910 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Native organic and mineral paints | |
| Description | Large olla or water jar with small-diameter, concave base and flaring sides rising to high shoulder, then sloping in toward wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Underbody and interior of neck are slipped orange; Remaining exterior is slipped white; Design bands below shoulder and around neck are divided into panels containing feathers and other geometric motifs in black, red, and white; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 24.6, Rim Diam = 18.1, Max Diam = 29.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0130A,B |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Mano and metate | |
| Culture | unidentified Native American (Southwest Indian?) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Southwest US ? | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | unknown | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | A: 2-handed rectangular mano; B; Large rectangular slab metate with well-worn concave grinding surface. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=8.0; B=27.0, Thickness = A=3.5; B=3.5, Length = A=36.3; B=37.0 | |
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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 0370-0132 |  |
| 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 | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Deep, round jar with flat base, rounded sides, wide mouth and in-curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Entire exterior except base is covered with cream-colored slip; Painted band of black contiguous scallops encircles rim; Second band of black contiguous elongated triangles (each containing a negative terraced V-shape) encircles upper body of jar; Jar is unsigned but probably same maker as CAS 0370-0127. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.6, Rim Diam = 13.3, Max Diam = 26.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0133 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Laguna Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Cibola | |
| Other Geographic Data | Laguna Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1925 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, rounded sides, and wide constricted neck with fluted rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior and exterior underbody are slipped orange; Remaining exterior is slipped white; White-slipped area is painted with row of contiguous orange semicircles (clouds?) along lower edge with black leaf-like motif positioned vertically above each semicircle, alternating with orange crescent arch enclosing a black "X" motif, all on white background; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 18.0, Rim Diam = 19.2, Max Diam = 22.5 | |
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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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