Jemez Pueblo Tall Jar Vase Pottery By Lupita T. Yapa

Late 20th Century 

9.375" H x 6.125" D 

Hand Coiled Tall Vase with a Deep Terracotta Field and Painted Cream Terracotta and Black Colors in a Geometric Motif Design Signed Lupita T. Yapa, Jemez Pueblo

In Good Condition

Lupita (T. Toya/Yepa) is a potter from Jemez Pueblo (Walatowa), New Mexico, part of a prominent multi-generational family of Jemez artists. andreafisherpottery.com +1 She is married to Lawrence Yepa (born ~1948) and is the mother of sgraffito potter Elston Yepa (born 1976, Frog Clan). Lupita is often identified as Lupita Toya before/around marriage or in family contexts (daughter of Martha Toya; sister to potters like Lawrence Toya and Marie Chinana). She works in traditional hand-coiled methods using natural Jemez clays, slips (red, buff), stone polishing, and firing techniques. Family pieces frequently feature sgraffito (incised) designs like feathers, geometrics, corn, or avanyu, along with polished surfaces.