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 CAS 2012-0003-0012   CAS 2012-0003-0012; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Coconino
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation: Community: Cow Springs
Maker's Name Alice Adson
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Piñon pine pitch
Description Small round jar with flat base, rounded undersides that flare outward to just below mid-level height, then rise vertically toward rim and flare out slightly just below rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Decorative band of clay encircles neck of jar below rim and is embellished with short parallel diagonally incised lines; Interior and exterior of jar are coated with piñon pine pitch; Jar is unsigned, but artist’s name and $10 is written on small label attached to bottom of jar.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.5, Rim Diam = 12.0, Max Diam = 12.0
Catalog Number CAS 2012-0003-0013   CAS 2012-0003-0013; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Coconino
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation: Community: Cow Springs
Maker's Name Alice Williams Cling (b. 1946)
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1990s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Piñon pine pitch
Description Small round jar with flat base, rounded undersides that flare outward to a low shoulder, then taper inward as they rise steeply to the rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and exterior is especially sanded smooth; Jar is completely undecorated; Interior and exterior are coated with piñon pine pitch; Artist’s signature “Alice” is lightly incised in script on base. Alice Williams Cling is the daughter of Rose Williams and the former sister-in-law of Lorraine Williams, both of whose works are represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.3, Rim Diam = 5.5, Max Diam = 8.1

Catalog Number

 CAS 2012-0003-0016   CAS 2012-0003-0016; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Coconino
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Jerry Whitethorne
Date of Manufacture ca. 1992
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Piñon pine pitch
Description Small round jar with flat base and rounded sides that flare out to their maximum diameter just above mid-level height, then slope inward toward the rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and decorated with series of small round punctations that are arranged into contiguous triangles, forming a band around the jar’s shoulder; Exterior is coated with piñon pine pitch; Artist’s initials “JWT” (Jerry Whitethorne) are deeply incised on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.2, Rim Diam = 2.8, Max Diam = 6.2
Catalog Number CAS 2012-0003-0017   CAS 2012-0003-0017; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Coconino
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation: Community: Cow Springs
Maker's Name Lula Bartlett or Lavina Bartlett
Date of Manufacture ca. 1992
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Piñon pine pitch
Description Small round jar with flat base, rounded lower body, and very tall slightly constricted neck; Interior and exterior surfaces have been scraped smooth on lower half of jar and final 1.5 cm of the neck, while coils on remainder of neck have been scraped smooth only on the interior, leaving the exterior surface unmodified; Exterior and upper portion of interior of neck have been coated with piñon pine pitch; Artist’s initials “LVB” are incised on base. Note: Initials “LVB” on this jar do not coincide with Lorena H. Bartlett’s initials, suggesting it may have been made by one of her daughters, Lula Bartlett or Lavina Bartlett.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.6, Rim Diam = 4.5, Max Diam = 6.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 2012-0003-0019   CAS 2012-0003-0019; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Samuel Manymules (?)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1992
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Piñon pine pitch
Description Medium-sized round bowl with flat base, rounded sides that flare outward to a pronounced, mid-level height shoulder, then gradually slope inward toward the rim and wide, round mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and exterior is carefully sanded; Exterior is heavily mottled with numerous fireclouds; Interior and exterior are coated with piñon pine pitch, with heavy residue of pitch left in interior base; Jar is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.7, Rim Diam = 7.5, Max Diam = 13.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 2012-0003-0034   CAS 2012-0003-0034; Jar
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 Fransis Brascoupe
Date of Manufacture 1997
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description Medium sized jar with flat base and flaring lower sides that rise to a high shoulder, then slope inward gently before flaring out again to form a short constricted neck, terminating in a very wide mouth; Portion of shoulder and neck has been cut away to form a kiva step cutout; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped and sanded smooth and coated with a terra cotta-colored slip; Flecks of mica from the underlying clay still shine through; Except for rim cutout, jar is completely undecorated; Artist’s signature “Fransis B Tesuque Pueblo 6/27” is incised on base. This jar was awarded a second place ribbon at the 76th Annual Santa Fe Indian Market in 1997.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.9, Rim Diam = 13.0, Max Diam = 18.4
Catalog Number CAS 2012-0003-0032   CAS 2012-0003-0032; Jar
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 Gilbert Lalio (b. 1965)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1990s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description Small round jar with flat base and rounded sides that flare outward to their maximum diameter at mid-level height, then slope inward and rise gradually to the rim and wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped and sanded smooth and exterior is covered with a white slip; Wide design band that encircles mid-section of jar is divided into four panels, each of which is sub-divided diagonally, with the lower half painted with paired feathers and a diagonal row of triangles and the upper half with a fine-line key-element and a stippled orange triangle; Narrow solid orange line encircles the jar’s neck; Artist’s signature “Gilbert Lalio Zuni” is printed in dark brown on underside.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.6, Rim Diam = 4.6, Max Diam = 6.6
Catalog Number CAS 2012-0003-0028   CAS 2012-0003-0028; Pitcher
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Pitcher
Culture Acoma Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Cibola
Other Geographic Data Acoma Pueblo
Maker's Name Possibly Mabel Brown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description Small pitcher with flat base, rounded body,and short constricted neck that flares out to form a cow’s head, with the cow’s mouth actually forming the spout; Handle of three twisted clay coils is attached to back of cow’s head and to pitcher’s shoulder; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and covered with a white slip; Design on sides of pitcher include three interlocking black & white and orange spirals, with black and white terraced half-diamonds above and below them; Handle and cow’s mouth are both painted orange; “Acoma N.M.” is printed in black on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 16.4, Depth = 12.4, Rim Diam = 5.0, Max Diam = 10.0
Catalog Number CAS 2012-0003-0018   CAS 2012-0003-0018; Wedding vase
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Wedding vase
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Coconino
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation: Community: Cow Springs
Maker's Name Eugene Bartlett (?)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1992
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Piñon pine pitch
Description Small wedding vase with flat base, mid-level height shoulder and two slightly flaring round spouts joined by an arching stirrup handle; Jar is oval-shaped in cross-section; Exterior is scraped smooth and on either side of vessel a 2-story cliff dwelling or pueblo structure is sculpted in low relief; Exterior is coated with piñon pine pitch; Artist’s initials “EB” (possibly Eugene Bartlett, son of Lorena Bartlett) are incised on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.9, Width = 6.5, Depth = 5.1
Catalog Number CAS 2012-0003-0026   CAS 2012-0003-0026; Wedding vase
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Wedding vase
Culture Santa Clara Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name Mida Tafoya (b. 1931)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description Medium sized round wedding vase, with flat base, spherical body, and two very large and widely flaring spouts that are joined by an arching handle; Sides of vase are deeply carved with a large Avanyu (feathered serpent) image, shown head to tail and with a lightning bolt extending from its mouth; All exterior surfaces are highly burnished, and vase has been fired in a reduction firing to yield an even black color; “Mida Tafoya Santa Clara Pueblo” is lightly incised in script on base. Mida Tafoya is the daughter of Christina Naranjo, the sister of Mary Cain and Teresita Naranjo, niece of Margaret Tafoya, and the aunt of Stella Naranjo Chavarria, all of whose works are represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 26.5, Width = 21.9, Max Diam = 12.9
Catalog Number CAS 2012-0003-0002   CAS 2012-0003-0002; Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona or New Mexico
County Apache
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation; Town: Chinle
Maker's Name Unknown (possibly last name of Begay)
Date of Manufacture 1970
Collection Name N/A
Materials Warp: commercially spun wool; Weft: commercially spun natural and aniline dyed wool
Description Rug woven entirely in tapestry weave; non-regional design consists of a central column of four concentric serrated diamonds in colors of medium brown, white, light gray and black, all on a beige background; Entire design field is framed on all four sides by a narrow coral red inner border which is straight along the ends but forms a rectilinear meander pattern along the sides; A plain outer border is black; Selvage cords are medium gray and end cords are light gray.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 54.7, Length = 94.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 2012-0003-0001   CAS 2012-0003-0001; Saddle blanket
Category Textiles
Object Name Saddle blanket
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona or New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1910-1930
Collection Name N/A
Materials Warp: natural handspun wool; Weft: natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool
Description Double saddle blanket woven entirely in plain tapestry technique; Design field is divided in half across the center by a wide band that was originally pink and beige; One end of the design field features beige Maltese crosses with pink centers and outlined in green with hooked appendages, all on a white background; Opposite end of design field shows rows of small squares stacked diagonally across the corners in colors of light pink, light gray, dark gray, beige, dark brown, and dark pink, all on white background; Selvage cords and end cords are white; Numerous large lazy lines are present down the center of the blanket; Corners were originally augmented with pink wool tassels.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 96.0, Length = ca. 130.0
Catalog Number CAS 2012-0003-0003   CAS 2012-0003-0003; Sash
Category Textiles
Object Name Sash
Culture Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data Okhay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo )
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1980s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cotton string; Corn husks
Description Rain sash woven entirely in warp-faced technique; Design consists of raised zigzag line that runs entire length of sash on one face only, flanked on either side by short chevrons, both accomplished by skipping over several wefts at regular intervals; At each end of the sash, the warps are grouped to form six short tabs, whose ends pass through cotton-wrapped corn husk rings, and then hang pendant as long fringes.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 10.0, Thickness = 0.3, Length = ca. 175.0
Catalog Number CAS 2012-0003-0004   CAS 2012-0003-0004; Sash wall hanging
Category Textiles
Object Name Sash wall hanging
Culture Jemez Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Sandoval
Other Geographic Data Jemez Pueblo
Maker's Name Lucy Yepa Lowden
Date of Manufacture 1980s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Warp and weft: white cotton string; Secondary weft: commercial wool yarn; Aniline dyes
Description Wall hanging made in form of half of a traditional dance sash, featuring Pueblo brocade in dark green, red, lilac, and black on rectangular piece of hand-woven warp-faced white cotton cloth; Designs are woven in bands of solid color, with each band incorporating negative white designs accomplished by passing the embroidery yarns over or under select numbers of foundation warps; Designs include rain and cloud symbols; At top edge, the base fabric is folded over and stitched to form a sleeve through which a wooden hanging rod passes; At bottom edge, paired plied warps are replied together and left as long fringe. This wall hanging was awarded a first place ribbon in its class in 1986 at the 65th Annual Santa Fe Indian Market, judged by Kate Peck Kent and Bruce Bernstein. [Artist’s copy of ribbon is in accession file.]
Dimensions (cm) Width = 33.3, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 56.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 2012-0003-0036   CAS 2012-0003-0036; Model loom with sash
Category Textiles; Tools & Implements
Object Name Model loom with sash
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cedar (Cedrus sp.) wood; Wooden dowels; Wool yarn; Cotton string
Description Model loom with partially woven Navajo-style sash belt; Wooden frame is made from two upright and two cross beams of split and peeled cedar wood that have been sanded smooth and varnished; Warp yarns of white, red, and green wool are wound around the upper cross beam (aka upper loom bar) and around a lower loom bar that is fashioned from a length of wooden dowel and tied to the lower cross beam with cotton string; The belt is woven in warp-faced technique, and the designs down the center of the belt are woven by selectively floating warps; Loom setup includes one primary heddle, two supplementary heddles for accomplishing the design, and a shuttle that is wound with the cotton weft; A shed rod maintains the opening between even and odd-numbered warps, while a batten is also used to keep the shed open in the area of weaving and also to beat the weft into place; Each warp is also wrapped around an additional bar at the top, acting as a spacer to ensure the warp yarns do not become tangled.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 40.9, Width = 36.5, Thickness = 3.5
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