saltcellar and spoon, Rose Gonzales

Artwork Overview

Cultural affiliations: San Ildefonso, San Juan
circa 1900–1989, active 1929–1989
saltcellar and spoon, mid 1900s
Where object was made: San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
Material/technique: silver; ceramic; burnishing
Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): part a) 2.5 x 6.5 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 1 x 2 9/16 in
Object Length/Width/Depth (Length x Width x Depth): part b) 5 x 1.5 x 1 cm
Object Length/Width/Depth (Length x Width x Depth): 0 9/16 x 1 15/16 x 0 3/8 in
Credit line: Anonymous gift in loving memory of Jane and Tom Apostol
Accession number: 2020.0019.a,b
On display: Stewart Gallery

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Salt is vital to survival and the scarcity of naturally occurring salt deposits led to it becoming a popular trade commodity. Some of the earliest and most prominent salt trade routes traversed inhospitable landscapes from Morocco, through the Sahara Desert, and on to Timbuktu. Others linked Egypt, the Aegean, and the Mediterranean with the Libyan Desert. Salt was so valuable it was used as currency, traded ounce for ounce with gold in parts of Africa.

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Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
2022–2027
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
2022–2027

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