{"product_id":"5224-1569a-miniature-sioux-redware-pottery-by-red-starr","title":"Miniature Sioux Redware Pottery - Rabbit by Red Starr","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. 1980\u003cbr\u003eSigned: Red Starr - Sioux - 80J-13\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1\" x 1\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery fine redware depicting a Rabbit and Prayer Feathers with inset turquoise at top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--\u003cbr\u003eElmer Red Starr (also known as Red Starr or Red Starr “Elk”) was a prominent Sioux (Lakota) potter (1937–2018).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn: 1937 into the Sioux Nation (some sources specify Wisconsin).\u003cbr\u003eDied: 2018.\u003cbr\u003eHe was a full-blooded Native American artist who married Harriet Tafoya of Santa Clara Pueblo (New Mexico).\u003cbr\u003eHe 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.\u003cbr\u003eRed Starr is known for creating high-quality Santa Clara-style blackware pottery with his own distinctive Sioux-inspired elements:\u003cbr\u003eIntricate incised (sgraffito) designs featuring animals (buffalo, deer, birds), feathers, bear paws, warriors, and traditional motifs.\u003cbr\u003eHighly polished surfaces.\u003cbr\u003eMiniature pots and wedding vases are especially collectible.\u003cbr\u003eHe signed his work as “Red Starr” with an arrow, the word “Sioux”, and a date\/number.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5224-1569A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2073-23\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45878056878245,"sku":"250821-08s   5224-1569a","price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/s725348264778838518_p14474_i44_w793.jpg?v=1757348661","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/5224-1569a-miniature-sioux-redware-pottery-by-red-starr","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}