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CAS 0370-0319   CAS 0370-0319; Mug
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Mug
Culture Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County San Juan
Other Geographic Data Halfway up Little Shiprock Wash
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1100-1300 CE
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Vegetal paint
Description Mesa Verde black-on-white round mug with flat base and inward sloping sides; Rim form is everted with rounded lip; Coiled handle attached at rim and at base; Interior is scraped smooth; Exterior is scraped smooth, polished and slipped white, then painted with horizontal band divided into 5 panels, each containing a wide negative zigzag line, framed above and below by series of wide and narrow parallel lines; Band of dots encircle lip and 3 columns of dots cover handle.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.5, Depth = 13.8, Rim Diam = 8.8, Max Diam = 11.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0309   CAS 0370-0309; Pitcher
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Pitcher
Culture Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 700-900 CE
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Mancos gray cylindrical pitcher with flattened base, midlevel shoulder, very slightly constricted neck and wide mouth with flaring rim; Interior and lower half of exterior are scraped smooth; Coils are left unobliterated on exterior of neck; Single narrow flattened handle is attached at rim and at shoulder; Overall color is gray.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.3, Depth = 10.9, Rim Diam = 8.1, Max Diam = 9.9

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0199   CAS 0370-0199; Seed jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Seed jar
Culture Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 700-1200 CE
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round seed jar with slightly flattened base, very rounded sides that rise to a high shoulder and then curve inward to enclose a wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and were probably coated with slip originally.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.4, Rim Diam = 8.1, Max Diam = 15.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0178   CAS 0370-0178; Seed jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Seed jar
Culture Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture Prehistoric
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Small round seed jar with spherical shape and narrow mouth at top; Vessel walls are extremely thick but are scraped smooth on interior and exterior; Large black firecloud covers exterior lower body, while remainder of jar is gray.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.7, Rim Diam = 4.1, Max Diam = 10.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0308   CAS 0370-0308; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) (?)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 700-900 CE
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round jar with rounded base and rounded body with clearly defined high shoulder that curves inward to a wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Design on exterior shoulder consists of paired horizontal segments of appliquéd clay fillets (incised with vertical strokes), alternating with appliquéd clay beads arranged in diagonal columns; Rim is also incised with series of cross strokes.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.8, Rim Diam = 10.4, Max Diam = 15.5

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CAS 0370-0186   CAS 0370-0186; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) or Mogollon
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture Prehistoric
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Small but deep round bowl with rounded base and gently rounded sides; Portion of rim is pushed out to form a small spout along one side; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is lightly smudged to a dull black color, while exterior is fired to a mottled gray-black-reddish brown color.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.1, Max Diam = 12.6

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0171   CAS 0370-0171; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) or Mogollon
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture Prehistoric
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Small but deep round bowl with flat base and deep, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, possibly coated with red slip, and lightly burnished; Overall color is very dark reddish brown.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.4, Max Diam = 10.8

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0169   CAS 0370-0169; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) or Mogollon
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture Prehistoric
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Small round bowl with rounded base and gently rounded sides; Interior surface is scraped smooth, lightly burnished, and smudged to a black color; Coils on exterior have been left unobliterated but several coils have been corrugated; Exterior color is reddish brown.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.6, Rim Diam = 11.7, Max Diam = 12.4

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0172   CAS 0370-0172; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) or Mogollon
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture Prehistoric
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Small round bowl with flattened base, rounded sides that slope inward above midlevel height, then flare out at rim to form a wide mouth; Interior is scraped smooth and smudged to a black color; Exterior surface is tooled to produce rope-like texture; Exterior color is reddish; Two small punched holes are located opposite each other just below rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.2, Rim Diam = 9.5, Max Diam = 11.4

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0426   CAS 0370-0426; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) or Mogollon
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture Prehistoric
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round jar with rounded base, flaring sides on lower body; Low shoulder, and inward sloping upper body that rises to a wide mouth with flaring rim; Interior surface is scraped smooth; Exterior surface is tooled to produce textured surface; Overall color is gray to light brown.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 15.4, Rim Diam = 13.6, Max Diam = 17.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0201   CAS 0370-0201; Mano
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Mano
Culture Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi), possibly
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, possibly
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 9.7, Thickness = 4.1, Length = 13.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0512   CAS 0370-0512; Trade token
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Trade token
Culture Anglo-American
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County McKinley
Other Geographic Data City: Gallup
Maker's Name Juan Lorenzo Hubbell
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900-1930
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: aluminum
Description Round aluminum disc, machine stamped around perimeter on one face, "J. L. HUBBELL Gallup, N. MEX." and die-stamped with "2" in center; Opposite face is machine stamped "GOOD FOR $1.00 IN MDSE.”."
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 0.2, Rim Diam = 0.8, Max Diam = 3.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0958   CAS 0370-0958; Serigraph
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Serigraph
Culture Anglo-American
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data City: Santa Fe
Maker's Name Anna Barry (1907-2001)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1945-1955
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Paper; Ink
Description Serigraph on white paper entitled "Corn Dance, Santo Domingo" depicting large group of pueblo men and women in ceremonial dress (women in black woven dresses and head tabletas) dancing in plaza while two Koshares (clowns) in foreground mimicking the dancers; Kiva structure is in background; Painting is done in realistic, European style; Title and signature "Anna Barry" are handwritten in pencil in lower left and lower right borders, respectively; Some of Barry serigraphs were apparently copied from her husband’s drawings and paintings; "Corn Dance, Santo Domingo" was copied from a similar work by Moskowitz entitled "The Corn Dance" and published in 1949 (republished 1993).
Dimensions (cm) Width = 21.5, Length = 15.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1061   CAS 0370-1061; Serigraph
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Serigraph
Culture Anglo-American
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data City: Santa Fe
Maker's Name Anna Barry (1907-2001)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1945-1955
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Ink on paper
Description Serigraph on white paper entitled "Corn Dance, Santo Domingo" depicting large group of pueblo men and women in ceremonial dress (women in black woven dresses and head tabletas) dancing in plaza while two Koshares (clowns) in foreground mimicking the dancers; Kiva structure is in background; Painting is done in realistic, European style; Title and signature "Barry" are handwritten in pencil in lower left and lower right borders, respectively; Some of Barry serigraphs were apparently copied from her husband’s drawings and paintings; "Corn Dance, Santo Domingo" was copied from a similar work by Moskowitz entitled "The Corn Dance" and published in 1949 (republished 1993).
Dimensions (cm) Width = 21.5, Length = 15.2

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0630   CAS 0370-0630; Quirt
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Quirt
Culture Apache
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1890-1920
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Horsehair; Leather; String
Description Quirt fashioned from cloth-wrapped (?) rod with short leather loop extending from distal end end looped carrying strap of braided (red and black) horsehair at proximal end; Entire shaft of quirt is covered with dyed (red) and natural (white and black) horsehair that is coiled over indeterminate foundation; Design of parallel vertical zigzags is repeated at top and bottom; Bundle of white horsehair fringe is positioned in center.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 2.1, Length = 32.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1791A-F   CAS 0370-1791A-F; Buttons (6)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Buttons (6)
Culture Apache or Ute, probably
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Oklahoma (?)
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1900s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Glass beads; Leather; Thread
Description Set of 6 beaded buttons, net-stitched on leather backing; Star pattern in blue and white.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 0.6, Max Diam = 2.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0623A,B   CAS 0370-0623A,B; Moccasins
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Moccasins
Culture Arapaho or Cheyenne
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1800s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Hide; Tanned leather; Glass beads; Sinew
Description Hard sole attached to upper of single piece of tanned hide with sinew; Trapezoidal tongue part of upper; Hide laces attached at ankle; Beaded in lazy stitch over entire upper except for tongue and thin bands at seam and ankle; Design, on white background, consists of stacked green triangles with red centers around border and alternating green and red isosceles triangles on vamp.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.0, Width = 10.3, Length = 25.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0625A,B   CAS 0370-0625A,B; Moccasins
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Moccasins
Culture Arapaho, probably, or Cheyenne
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1800s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Hide; Tanned leather; Glass beads; Sinew; Thread
Description Hide sole attached with sinew to upper constructed of single piece of tanned hide; Forked tongue is separate and stitched with sinew; Leather lace threaded around ankle; Split back cuff; Upper is fully beaded in lazy stitch except for ankle, cuff, tongue and a narrow band at border; Geometric pattern includes symmetrical arrangement of triangles and parallelograms on vamp and alternating arrangements of stacked crosses and parallelograms around border; Background is dark blue; Narrow band of light blue at border; Triangle pattern stitched at back.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.5, Width = 10.2, Length = 27.1

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0619   CAS 0370-0619; Sheath
Category Bead & Leatherwork; Tools & Implements
Object Name Sheath
Culture Arapaho, probably, or Cheyenne
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Leather; Glass beads; Brass (metal) beads; Porcupine quills; Sinew
Description Sheath constructed of tanned hide stitched with sinew; Lined with rawhide inner sheath; Edges beaded in alternating bands of blue and white; Hide lace handle at top; Two dyed porcupine wrapped strands at either side; Front panel decorated in lazy stitch in blue, yellow, red and brass beads; Motifs include stepped triangles, rectangles and lineal shapes; Sheath is tipped with dyed quill wrapped fringe.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 7.6, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 23.6

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1178   CAS 0370-1178; Drawing
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Drawing
Culture Bella Coola (?)
Global Region North America
Country Canada
State/Prov./Dist. British Columbia
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Wiclbee (?) Reuben
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Paper; Pencil; Ink
Description Untitled pencil and ink drawing on white paper depicting a trolling boat named "Silver Spray", shown in left profile; "British Columbias (sic) Trolling Boat" is handwritten in purple ink in upper left corner; "W/R/ 5476, Bella Coola, B.C." is printed in pencil on side of boat; "From Wiclbee [?] Reuben Northwest coast Indian B.C." is written in ink on reverse.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 26.5, Length = 16.4
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