{"title":"Tafoya, Margaret","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"220312-03-santa-clara-hano-ash-tray-by-margaret-tafoya","title":"Santa Clara Horno Ash Tray By Margaret Tafoya","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. 1950\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 1\/2\" h x 5 1\/2\" w x 4\" d\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA unique high polish blackware work in Excellent Condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45877507817637,"sku":"220312-03","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/s725348264778838518_p8022_i1_w665.jpg?v=1757346921"},{"product_id":"22-0199-santa-clara-pueblo-carved-blackware-pottery-by-margaret-tafoya","title":"Santa Clara Pueblo Carved Blackware Pottery by Margaret Tafoya","description":"\u003cp\u003eSanta Clara Pueblo Carved Blackware Pottery by Margaret Tafoya\u003cbr\u003eMid to Late 20th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eca 1960\u003cbr\u003eSize: 5\" x 6 1\/2\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the classic Avaynu Water Serpent motif.\u003cbr\u003eFrom a Private Colorado Collection\u003cbr\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaria Margarita \"Margaret\" Tafoya (Tewa name: Corn Blossom; August 13, 1904 – February 25, 2001) was the matriarch of Santa Clara Pueblo potters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe was a recipient of a 1984 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargaret was the daughter of Sara Fina (sometimes spelled Serafina) Guiterrez Tafoya (1863–1949) and Jose Geronimo Tafoya (1863–1955). She attended the Santa Clara Pueblo elementary school, and then the Santa Fe Indian School from 1915 to 1918. She had to drop out of high school to help her family during the flu pandemic of 1918.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargaret learned the art of making pottery from her parents, and was particularly influenced by her mother. Sara Fina was considered the leading potter of Santa Clara in her day, as the master of making exceptionally large, finely polished blackware. She also occasionally made redware, micaceous clay storage jars and other smaller utilitarian forms. Margaret's father was primarily concerned with raising food for the family but he was also known to make pottery and helped Sara Fina with many aspects of her pottery production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45877802860709,"sku":"22-0199","price":2450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/s725348264778838518_p11829_i169_w1004.jpg?v=1757346522"},{"product_id":"241007-01-santa-clara-pottery-bowl-by-margaret-tafoya","title":"Santa Clara Pottery Bowl by Margaret Tafoya","description":"\u003cp\u003eca 1960\u003cbr\u003e4.5\" x 7\"\u003cbr\u003eHand coiled with carved design. \u003cbr\u003eExcellent Overall Condition\u003cbr\u003eMaria Margarita \"Margaret\" Tafoya (Tewa name: Corn Blossom; August 13, 1904 – February 25, 2001) was the matriarch of Santa Clara Pueblo potters. She was a recipient of a 1984 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargaret learned the art of making pottery from her parents, and was particularly influenced by her mother. Sara Fina was considered the leading potter of Santa Clara in her day, as the master of making exceptionally large, finely polished blackware. She also occasionally made redware, micaceous clay storage jars and other smaller utilitarian forms. Margaret's father was primarily concerned with raising food for the family but he was also known to make pottery and helped Sara Fina with many aspects of her pottery production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a child, Tafoya started making small animals out of the clay that her parents had extracted from the Santa Clara land for Sara Fina's works. Showing promise, her mother encouraged young Margaret to make her own pottery and taught her how to knead the clay and polish shaped pots, as well as where to gather fuel for the firing process. Sara Fina allowed Margaret to sell her first pottery to a dealer in Santa Fe, although Margaret did not recall how much money she made that day. But the act of selling her work gave her confidence to continue making pottery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45877876424869,"sku":"241007-01","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/s725348264778838518_p12845_i1_w1285.jpg?v=1757347727"},{"product_id":"santa-clara-pueblo-pottery-bowl-by-margaret-tafoya","title":"Santa Clara Pueblo Pottery Bowl By Margaret Tafoya","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. 1960s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3.0625\" H x 6.5\" D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand Coiled Blackware with Deep Carving of a Water Serpent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Very Good Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargaret Tafoya (1904–2001), also known by her Tewa name Corn Blossom, was one of the most celebrated potters from Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico. She is widely regarded as the matriarch of Santa Clara Pueblo potters, renowned for transforming traditional pottery from primarily utilitarian vessels into exquisite artistic works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTafoya learned the ancient craft from her mother, Sara Fina Tafoya (a master of large, finely polished blackware), and her father, Jose Geronimo Tafoya. Using only native clay from the pueblo, she hand-coiled her pieces (never using a potter's wheel), meticulously polished them to a high sheen, and fired them in outdoor pits—often smothering the fire to achieve the signature glossy black finish. Her bowls and jars are famous for their flawless symmetry, deep carving, and traditional motifs like the Avanyu (water serpent, symbolizing water and life), bear paw imprints (representing good luck and healing), kiva steps, and geometric patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47412334985381,"sku":"250321-04","price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/250321-04_2.jpg?v=1768856860"}],"url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/collections\/tafoya-margaret.oembed","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}