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Pottery Wedding Vase, Margaret Tafoya, 1950s Santa Clara Pueblo Sculpture
About the Item
An exceptional large black ware Wedding Vase form by renowned 20th century Santa Clara Pueblo potter, Margaret Tafoya (1904-2001). Hand coiled with a double shoulder and carved finished with a highly polished black slip.
Margaret Tafoya was born in 1904 in Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico. She learned the art of pottery making from childhood as she was born into a long line of Native American Pueblo potters. Her mother, Serafina Gutierrez Tafoya, was her greatest mentor. The pair became known for making unusually large pots. Margaret meticulously hand-coiled all of her pots and used only clay that was dug from the ancestral land of the Santa Clara. She used an intaglio method to carve her designs into her pottery. After months of drying her pottery, she fired it in an open fire with natural fuels finishing with rubbing the surface with a stone to create her hallmark luster.
The Pueblo of Santa Clara, also known as Kah'p'oo Owinge is an indigenous Tewa settlement located in the Southwestern United States in present day New Mexico near Española.
We have been dealing in high quality Native American antiques since 1979 and authenticity is fully guaranteed.
- Creator:Margaret Tafoya (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 19.25 in (48.9 cm)Width: 10.75 in (27.31 cm)Depth: 11.25 in (28.58 cm)
- Style:Native American (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1950s
- Condition:Repaired: Minor restoration performed to small chips by an expert in Southwestern pottery. Wear consistent with age and use. very good to excellent vintage condition.
- Seller Location:Denver, CO
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