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SKU: 22-0673

Santa Clara Black Carved Pottery by Sunday Chavarria

$220.00

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ca 1990
2 5/8" x 3"
From a Private Colorado Collection
Excellent Condition

Sunday Chavarria (b. ca. 1960s)Loretta "Sunday" Chavarria is a traditional potter from Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico, carrying forward a multi-generational legacy of Pueblo ceramics through hand-coiled blackware and redware. She is the daughter of acclaimed potter Stella Tafoya Chavarria (b. 1939) and part of a renowned artistic lineage that includes her grandmother Teresita Tafoya Naranjo (1919–1999), great-grandmother Christina Naranjo (1892–1977), and great-great-grandmother Serafina Tafoya (1868–1949), all influential figures in Santa Clara pottery traditions. 
Sunday learned the craft alongside her sister Denise Chavarria (b. 1959), starting in childhood by creating small animal figurines, canoes, and hornos for tourists at the Pueblo plaza, a practice passed down from their mother. 

Her work adheres to time-honored techniques: sourcing local clay, hand-coiling vessels, stone-polishing for a glossy finish, and outdoor firing to achieve the signature black-on-black or redware effects. Sunday's pieces often feature intricate carvings and traditional motifs inherited from her family, such as feathers, water serpents, and bear paws, reflecting the evolution of Santa Clara styles from utilitarian wares to contemporary art forms.

Condition: Excellent

Tribe: Santa Clara

Year Range: 1975 - 2000

Region: Southwest

Dimensions: 2.63 in3 in

Category: Pottery Bowls and Jars Post 1940

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