Santa Clara Pueblo Carved Bowl By Teresita Naranjo

20th Century

4.125" H x 7" D

Redware Pottery Featuring Deep Carvings of a Water Serpent

From a Private Colorado Collection

Excellent Condition

Teresita Tafoya Naranjo (also known as Apple Blossom, 1919–1999) was a master potter from Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico, widely regarded as one of the finest 20th-century artists from the pueblo. Born into a renowned family of potters, she was the daughter of Victor and Christina Naranjo and the granddaughter of Serafina Tafoya, learning traditional techniques from her mother and grandmother starting in her youth. Naranjo began creating pottery around 1935 and continued until her unexpected death in 1999, raising four children as a single mother after her husband's early passing, largely through her pottery sales.