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ca. 1990
2.125" H x 1" x 1.875" W
Hand Coiled with Etched Feather Motif and Geometric Design on Back with Bear Paws
From a Private Colorado Collection
In Very Good Condition
Jennifer Tafoya is a highly regarded contemporary artist from Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico. She is the daughter of renowned potters Ray Tafoya and Emily Suazo-Tafoya, and she has built on her family's legacy while innovating within traditional techniques. Her work often features intricate sgraffito (fine-line incising or etching into the clay surface), realistic depictions of wildlife (including mountain animals, fish, birds, and sometimes prehistoric creatures like dinosaurs), combined with traditional Pueblo geometric symbols, feathers, and other motifs. She uses native clay, hand-coils her pieces, polishes them meticulously, traditionally fires them (often resulting in blackware or redware), and applies natural clay slips and pigments for color.
Condition:
Very Good
Tribe:
Santa Clara
Year Range:
1975 - 2000
Region:
Southwest
Dimensions:
2.13 in1 in1.88 in
Category:
Pottery - Figures, Bears
