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THE MORGAN COLLECTION OF SOUTHWEST POTTERY WEBSITE RESEARCH AND PHOTOGRAPHY A PROJECT By Julie Ann Schrader B.A. Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 2002 Submitted to the Department of Anthropology and the Faculty of the Graduate School of Wichita State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. Spring 2005 Wichita State University Wichita, Kansas Master of Arts Degree Project We hereby concur that Julie A. Schrader on 4/22/05 has offered a presentation as a requirement for the degree of Master of Arts in Anthropology. This Master of Arts degree project is titled, The Morgan Collection of Southwest Pottery Website: Research and Photography. Change of grade forms for previously assigned incompletes will be submitted. The results are circled below: Examining Committee Member’s Signatures Pass-Fail 1. Chair David T. Hughes, Ph.D. Pass-Fail 2. Member Peer H. Moore-Jansen, Ph.D. Pass-Fail 3. Member Jay Price, Ph.D. Pass-Fail 4. Member Dorothy Billings, Ph.D. Pass-Fail 3. Member Jerry Martin, M.A. Graduate coordinator will sign and forward to the Graduate School on receiving the bindery receipt. Graduate Coordinator_______________________________________ Clayton Robarchek TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION………………………………………………………………………………………. VI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS…………………………………………………………………………….. VII TABLE OF FIGURES…………………………………………………………………………………… V CHAPTER I: THE MORGAN COLLECTION WEBSITE PROJECT………………… 1 CHAPTER II: PHOTOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH METHODS……………………. 5 PHOTOGRAPHING THE POTS…………………………………………………………………… 6 RESEARCH METHODS…………………………………………………………………………… 16 CHAPTER III: RESEARCH DATA………………………………………………… 21 WHO ARE THE PUEBLO INDIANS? ……………………………………………………………. 21 HOW IS PUEBLO POTTERY MADE? ………………………………………………………….. 27 ACOMA PUEBLO ………………………………………………………………………………… 36 ACOMA PUEBLO ARTISTS ……………………………………………………………………... 38 Lucy M. Lewis ………………………………………………………………………………… 38 Marie Z. Chino ……………………………………………………………………………….. 39 Vera Chino Ely………………………………………………………………………………… 41 Mildred Antonio……………………………………………………………………………… 41 COCHITI PUEBLO………………………………………………………………………………… 43 HOPI PUEBLO…………………………………………………………………………………….. 45 HOPI PUEBLO ARTISTS…………………………………………………………………………. 48 Rachel Sahmie………………………………………………………………………………… 48 Joy Navasie (Frog Woman)………………………………………………………………….. 49 Les Namingha………………………………………………………………………………… 51 Helen Naha (Feather Woman)……………………………………………………………… 52 Elva Nampeyo………………………………………………………………………………… 53 Fannie Nampeyo……………………………………………………………………………… 54 Dextra Quotskuvya…………………………………………………………………………… 56 Priscilla Namingha…………………………………………………………………………… 57 Sadie Adams…………………………………………………………………………………... 58 Garnet Pavatea………………………………………………………………………………… 59 Eunice (Fawn) Navasie………………………………………………………………………. 60 Rondina Huma ………………………………………………………………………………. 60 ISLETA PUEBLO…………………………………………………………………………………. 62 JEMEZ PUEBLO………………………………………………………………………………….. 64 LAGUNA PUEBLO……………………………………………………………………………….. 66 LAGUNA PUEBLO ARTISTS……………………………………………………………………. 68 Thomas Natseway……………………………………………………………………………. 68 PICURIS PUEBLO………………………………………………………………………………… 69 PICURIS PUEBLO ARTISTS……………………………………………………………………. 71 Anthony Durand……………………………………………………………………………… 71 SANTA ANA PUEBLO…………………………………………………………………………….. 73 SANTA ANA PUEBLO ARTISTS……………………………………………………………….. 75 Dora Montoya……………………………………………………………………………….. 75 SANTA CLARA PUEBLO……………………………………………………………………….. 76 SANTA CLARA PUEBLO ARTISTS…………………………………………………………… 78 Tina Garcia-Trujillo………………………………………………………………………… 78 Helen Shupla …………………………………………………………………………………. 79 Lela & Van Gutierrez ………………………………………………………………………… 81 Joseph Lonewolf ……………………………………………………………………………… 82 iii Margaret Tafoya……………………………………………………………………………….. 83 Margaret & Luther Gutierrez …………………………………………………………….. … 85 Camilio (Sunflower) Tafoya …………………………………………………………….….. 86 Teresita Naranjo …………………………………………………………………………..…. 87 Anita L. Suazo…………………………………………………………………………………. 88 Nathan Youngblood …………………………………………………………………………. 89 Sara Fina Tafoya ………………………………………………………………………………. 91 SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO………………………………………………………………….. … 93 SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO ARTISTS…………………………………………………………. 95 Arthur & Hilda Coriz ………………………………………………………………………… 95 Santana Melchor………………………………………………………………………………… 96 Robert Tenorio…………………………………………………………………………………. 97 Monica Silva………………………………………………………………………………………98 SAN ILDEFONSO PUEBLO ………………………………………………………………………. 100 SAN ILDEFONSO PUEBLO ARTISTS …………………………………………………………… 102 Rosalie & Joe Aguilar ………………………………………………………………………… 102 Rose Gonzales ………………………………………………………………………………… 103 Juanita Gonzales ……………………………………………………………………………… 104 Maria (Poveka) Martinez ………………………………………………………………………. 105 Maria & Julian Martinez …………………………………………………………… …….. .. 106 Maria & Santana Martinez ………………………………………………………………….. 108 Maria & Popovi ……………………………………………………………………………….. 109 Popovi Da ……………………………………………………………………………………… 110 Russell Sanchez ………………………………………………………………………….…… 112 Cructia (Blue Corn) Calabaza ………………………………………………………………. 113 SAN JUAN PUEBLO ……………………………………………………………………………… 115 SAN JUAN PUEBLO ARTISTS ………………………………………………………………… 117 Leonidas C. Tapia ……………………………………………………………………………. 117 Reyecita A. Trujillo………………………………………………………………………….. 118 Rosita Cata………………………………………………………………………………….…. 118 TAO PUEBLO……………………………………………………………………………………… 120 TAOS PUEBLO ARTISTS………………………………………………………………………… 122 Juanita Suazo Dubray……………………………………………………………………….. 122 TESUQUE PUEBLO………………………………………………………………………………. 124 ZIA PUEBLO………………………………………………………………………………………. 126 ZIA PUEBLO ARTISTS…………………………………………………………………………… 127 Sofia Medina…………………………………………………………………………………... 127 Helen Gachupin………………………………………………………………………………. 128 ZUNI PUEBLO……………………………………………………………………………………... .130 ZUNI PUEBLO ARTISTS…………………………………………………………………………. .132 Tsayutitsa……………………………………………………………………………………….. 132 CHAPTER IV: SUMMARY AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH...134 APPENDIX A: PHOTOGRAPHS OF POTS…………………………………………………………… 143 APPENDIX B: SIGNATURES ON POTS……….…………………………………………………… 152 APPENDIX C: PUEBLO PHOTOGRAPHS……………………………………………………………. 157 APPENDIX D: HOW PUEBLO POTTERY IS MADE? PHOTOGRAPHS…………………………… 165 APPENDIX E: ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHS………………………………………………………………167 APPENDIX F: LETTER TO REQUEST PHOTOS AND PERMISSION TO USE FORM……………. 169 APPENDIX G: PHOTO PERMISSION LETTERS…………………………………………………….. 170 REFERENCES CITED AND FURTHER READINGS……………………………………………..... 177 iv TABLE OF FIGURES FIGURE 1: Magellan MDT 19 Desktop Turntable……………………………….…….6 FIGURE 2: Magellan Desktop Turntable Modified………………………………….…6 FIGURE 3: Basic Photography Setup…………………………………………………..9 FIGURE 4: Kaiden Preference Panel………………………………………………….11 FIGURE 5: Kaiden Home Panel……………………………………………………….12 FIGURE 6: Kaiden Video Capture Panel……………………………………………...13 FIGURE 7: Copy Stand………………………………………………………………..15 FIGURE 8: Homepage of Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology……………136 FIGURE 9: Homepage of “Through the Eyes of the Pot”……………………………137 FIGURE 10: Mr. John Morgan Web Page……………………………………………..138 FIGURE 11: Production Credits Web Page……………………………………………139 FIGURE 12: Artist Web Page………………………………………………………….140 FIGURE 13: Pueblo Web Page………………………………………………………...141 FIGURE 14: Pottery Web Page………………………………………………………..142 v DEDICATION To My Husband Steve For his support and encouragement vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank the members of my committee Mr. Jerry Martin, Dr. David Hughes, Dr. Peer Moore-Jansen, Dr. Jay Price and Dr. Dorothy Billings for their advice, assistance and support during this project. I would like to give special thanks to Mr. Jerry Martin for allowing me the opportunity to work and study in the Holmes Museum and for believing in my abilities to get the job done. I would also like to give special thanks to Dr. David Hughes for allowing me the use of his lab and photography equipment to photograph the pots and also for his assistance and instruction during the photography. Special thanks also goes to Armghan Mazhar for his assistance and for doing such an excellent job of designing the website. I would also like to thank Sue Cowdery, Troy Belford, and Douglas Schroder for their assistance with this project. I would like to express my sincere thanks to Mr. John Morgan for donating his collection of Southwest Pueblo pottery to the Holmes Museum for which this website was created. I can still remember the day seven years ago when my husband suggested I should go to college. Although I was hesitant, I decided to give it a try. I enrolled in my first anthropology class during my first semester as an undergraduate student at Wichita State University in the spring of 1998. Dr. Dorothy Billings taught the class, which was General Anthropology. Thank you Dr. Billings for your inspiration and continuous support. I never dreamed I would make it this far but here I am. I would like to express my deepest thanks and appreciation to all my former professors in the Anthropology Department at Wichita State University for their guidance and support while achieving my goal to become an anthropologist. vii CHAPTER I THE MORGAN COLLECTION WEBSITE PROJECT During the spring of 2002, the Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology at Wichita State University received a major collection of Southwest pottery donated by Mr. John A. Morgan, an alumnus of WSU (Figure 10). The collection contains 112 pots, made by the pueblo people of New Mexico and Arizona in the American Southwest. Most of the pots were made from 1900 to present. Along with the pottery collection Mr. Morgan donated over 250 books, magazines and exhibition catalogs on