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SKU: 22-0678

Santa Clara Pueblo Black Figurative Pottery by Gary Gutierrez

$790.00

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ca 2012

Dated: 5-12 

7" x 2 1/4"

Fine hand

From a Private Colorado Collection
Excellent Condition

Gary Gutierrez, “P’aa-Ay-P’in”, or “Deer Mountain”,was born in 1967 to the Santa Clara Pueblo-Tewa. He began working with clay at the age of 9. Through out this time he also began to sell his art successfully. Gary was inspired to make pottery by the Anasazi people.

Gary specializes in hand making what he calls Anasazi figurines. He said, “To me they represent a time, when life was simple and balanced in this world.” Gary’s favorite one’s to mold are the figures that hold the pottery. Gary signs his pottery as: Gary Gutierrez, Santa Clara, followed by the month and year they were sculpted.

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Gary Gutierrez of Santa Clara Pueblo is a contemporary Native American potter known for blackware and redware figurative pottery, often depicting stylized human or kachina‑like forms. The search results point to one specific individual: a Santa Clara Pueblo‑Tewa artist born in 1967, active since childhood, and part of a well‑known multigenerational pottery family.

  • Name: Gary Gutierrez

  • Birth: 1967

  • Pueblo: Santa Clara Pueblo (Tewa)

  • Family lineage:

    • Parents: Paul Gutierrez and Dorothy Gutierrez

    • Grandfather: Luther Gutierrez

    • Aunt: Margaret Gutierrez

    • Great‑grandparents: Lela & Van Gutierrez This is one of the most recognized pottery families in Santa Clara Pueblo.

  • Early training: Began working with clay at age 9, inspired by Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) forms.

  • Artistic philosophy: He calls his pieces “Anasazi figurines”, meant to evoke a time “when life was simple and balanced.”

Condition: Excellent

Tribe: Santa Clara

Year Range: 2000 - Current

Region: Southwest

Dimensions: 7 in

Category: Pottery - Figures

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