Santa Clara Pueblo Pottery Bear Fetish By Julie Gutierrez

Late 20th Century

1" H x 2" L 

Hand Crafted Black Polished Bear Fetish with Two Bear Paws and One Turquoise Stone in One of the Paws

From a Private Colorado Collection

In Very Good Condition

Julie was born in 1965 and has been potting since 1977. She learned to work the clay from her mother, Victoria Gutierrez, and also counts two sisters, Effie Garcia and Sally M. Gutierrez, as inspiration. Julie often makes animals and a mushroom shape of her own creation, in addition to more traditional pottery shapes.