{"product_id":"santa-clara-pueblo-black-ceramic-turtle-by-jk-bass","title":"Santa Clara Pueblo Black Ceramic Turtle By Joe Baca","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. May 2005\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.75\" H x 2.625\" L x 1.875\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand Made Turtle with a Black Body and a Red Shell with Etched Geometric Design on the Back of His Shell Signed J Baca May 2005 Santa Clara on the Bottom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a Private Colorado Collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Very Good Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Baca – Santa Clara Pueblo (b 1940-)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoe Baca is an award‑winning Santa Clara Pueblo potter known for finely detailed sgraffito designs featuring hummingbirds, butterflies, bear paws, and Avanyu serpents. A student of Marian Naranjo and Angela Baca, he was most active during the 1990s and 2000s and is the artist most commonly associated with the “J. Baca” signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eSanta Clara Pueblo (Kha’p’oo Owingeh, northern New Mexico) is famous for traditional hand-coiled blackware (and redware) pottery. The deep black color and often glossy finish come from reduction firing (smothering the fire with manure or similar material after polishing). Turtle (or tortoise) effigies\/figurines are a popular form—usually small, with a matte body contrasting a polished shell, sometimes with carved or incised shell details, geometric designs, or simple modelin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50916080353445,"sku":"22-0165","price":260.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/22-0165_2.jpg?v=1793043130","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/santa-clara-pueblo-black-ceramic-turtle-by-jk-bass","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}