{"title":"Naranjo, Nicolasa","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"210324-11-fine-santa-clara-pottery-jar-by-nicolasa-naranjo","title":"Fine Santa Clara Pueblo Pottery Jar By Nicolasa Naranjo","description":"\u003cp\u003eMid 20th Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4.5\" H x 7\" D \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand Coiled Black on Black Pottery Vase with Fine Polish and Form\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Very Good Condition with Very Slight Wear\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNicolasa Naranjo (1907-2002) was a daughter of potter Tomasita Tafoya Naranjo and a niece of Margaret Tafoya. It was Tomasita who taught Margaret how to make pottery. Nicolasa was known for her larger pottery, painted in the classic black-on-black style.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45877445591205,"sku":"210324-11","price":455.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/210324-11_1_0dcbce53-717e-4fcb-bf3d-5750fd8b44d4.jpg?v=1776389475"},{"product_id":"5224-1707-santa-clara-pottery-large-wedding-jar-by-nicolasa-naranjo","title":"Santa Clara Pottery - Large Wedding Jar by Nicolasa Naranjo","description":"\u003cp\u003e ca. 1970\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13\" H x 9\"  D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand coiled clay pottery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery Good Condition\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNicolasa Naranjo (1907–2002) was a noted potter from Santa Clara Pueblo (Kha’p’oo Owinge), New Mexico.  She was the daughter of Tomacita (or Tomasita) Naranjo and Agapito Naranjo, the granddaughter of the renowned potter Sara Fina (or Sarafina) Tafoya, and a cousin of the famous potter Margaret Tafoya. Her mother, Tomacita (Margaret Tafoya’s oldest sister), helped teach pottery-making skills in the family but died during the 1918 flu pandemic before she could fully train Nicolasa or Margaret. As a result, Nicolasa learned primarily through family tradition and developed her own approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe had a long and productive career spanning much of the 20th century. She is best known for traditional Santa Clara blackware pottery, with occasional redware pieces. Early in her career (and especially noted in the early 1970s), she produced more redware; she shifted toward blackware more prominently by the early 1980s. Because deep carving had not yet become widespread when she began, she often decorated her pots with painted designs (typically matte black paint on a polished surface). Common forms included jars, bowls, wedding vases, and other vessels, sometimes featuring traditional motifs such as the avanyu (water serpent).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLate in her career, she frequently collaborated with her youngest daughter, Roberta Naranjo (born 1946). Pieces from this period are often co-signed by both. Her work is collected and appears in galleries specializing in Native American pottery as well as at auctions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45878003335333,"sku":"5224-1707","price":1285.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/s725348264778838518_p13927_i24_w629.jpg?v=1757348669"}],"url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/collections\/naranjo-nicolasa.oembed","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}