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SKU: 250821-20S

Elmer Red Starr, Sioux / Santa Clara - Black Sgrafitto Pottery with Inset Opal

ca.1980

2.25" H X 2.25"D

Excellent Condition

Sgraffito carving of Stag, Eagle prayer feathers, and start at opening; with 1 Opal Stone setting.

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Elmer Red Starr (also known as Red Starr or Red Starr “Elk”) was a prominent Sioux (Lakota) potter (1937–2018).
  • Born: 1937 into the Sioux Nation (some sources specify Wisconsin).
  • Died: 2018.
  • He was a full-blooded Native American artist who married Harriet Tafoya of Santa Clara Pueblo (New Mexico).
  • He learned traditional Pueblo pottery techniques (hand-coiling, polishing, and firing) from his wife in the 1970s–1980s and became an active potter from then onward.
Red Starr is known for creating high-quality Santa Clara-style blackware pottery with his own distinctive Sioux-inspired elements:
  • Intricate incised (sgraffito) designs featuring animals (buffalo, deer, birds), feathers, bear paws, warriors, and traditional motifs.
  • Highly polished surfaces.
  • Miniature pots and wedding vases are especially collectible.
  • He signed his work as “Red Starr” with an arrow, the word “Sioux”, and a date/number.

LWIT: 2073-22 coob 5224-1499  

Condition: Excellent

Category: Pottery Bowls and Jars Post 1940

Artist: Red Starr, Elmer (1937-2018)

Estimate

$390 to $640

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