{"product_id":"santa-clara-pueblo-wedding-jar-pottery-by-severati","title":"Santa Clara Pueblo Wedding Jar Pottery By Severa Gutierrez Tafoya","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eca. 1890 - 1973\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e10.875\" H x 8\" D\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003ePolished Black on Black with 2 Spouts and with Bear Paws\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSanta Clara Pueblo artist Severa Tafoya never received the notoriety that she should have. She was an extraordinary potter during the 1950s and 1960s, but pottery was not in the mainstream then as it is now. Had today's collectors been collecting pottery in the mid-1900s, she would have been high on their list. Very few collectors today know who she was and how fine her pottery is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSevera Gutierrez Tafoya (1890-1973)\u003c\/strong\u003e was an active potter for almost 60 years.  Her legacy lives on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSevera was a Gutierrez before her marriage. She was a sister to Van Gutierrez, of the Lela and Van Gutierrez couple. One of her daughters was Angela Baca, known for her melon jars. Some of her grandchildren are Tina, Greg and Virginia Garcia, Paul Speckled Rock and Ray Tafoya. Reference: Pueblo Indian Pottery: 750 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf.\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eProvenance:  From the Len and Toni Wood Private Collection, Laguna Beach, California\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eReference: Pueblo Indian Pottery: 750 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46023181566117,"sku":"5231-117","price":4200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/5231-117_1.jpg?v=1761946720","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/santa-clara-pueblo-wedding-jar-pottery-by-severati","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}