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ca. 1990
1.625" H x 1.75" D
Hand Coiled Small Rounded and Rarely Seen White Clay Seed Jar by a Noted Artist
From a Private Colorado Collection
In Very Good Condition
Bernadette Track is a respected contemporary potter from Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, known for traditional micaceous clay pottery, including seed jars (also called seed pots). Bernadette Track comes from a multi-generational family of potters. Her mother was Geronima Suazo Track (also a potter and model), and she is part of a lineage including sisters, daughters (e.g., Dawning Pollen Shorty), and others who continue the tradition. She learned traditional methods (including the Tiwa language and pottery techniques) from childhood, began making pottery around 1980, and also has a background in theater and dance. Her work includes utilitarian and ceremonial forms like bean pots, water jars, skillets, and seed jars/pots. She collects and processes her own micaceous clay from local sources (e.g., Sangre de Cristo mountains) and uses pit-firing. Pieces may feature horsehair accents in some firings.
Condition:
Very Good
Tribe:
Taos
Year Range:
1975 - 2000
Region:
Southwest
Dimensions:
1.63 in1.75 in
Category:
Pottery Bowls and Jars Post 1940
