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Santa Clara Pot Deep Carved Black Polished Early Possibly Margaret Tafoya
Santa Clara Pot Deep Carved Black Polished Early Possibly Margaret Tafoya
Santa Clara Pot Deep Carved Black Polished Early Possibly Margaret Tafoya
Santa Clara Pot Deep Carved Black Polished Early Possibly Margaret Tafoya
Santa Clara Pot Deep Carved Black Polished Early Possibly Margaret Tafoya
Santa Clara Pot Deep Carved Black Polished Early Possibly Margaret Tafoya
Santa Clara Pot Deep Carved Black Polished Early Possibly Margaret Tafoya
Santa Clara Pot Deep Carved Black Polished Early Possibly Margaret Tafoya
Santa Clara Pot Deep Carved Black Polished Early Possibly Margaret Tafoya
Santa Clara Pot Deep Carved Black Polished Early Possibly Margaret Tafoya

Santa Clara Pot Deep Carved Black Polished Early Possibly Margaret Tafoya

$ 580.79

Availability: 64 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Origin: New Mexico
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Provenance: Ownership History Available
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Margaret Tafoya: SaraFina Tafoya
  • avanyu: pueblo
  • Culture: Native American: US
  • Santa Clara: New Mexico pottery
  • Condition: A few chips along the rim, light scratches on bottom and sides indicative of age and use. Please see photos.
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days

    Description

    Beautiful, heavy, old Santa Clara Pueblo pot
    Large jar with deeply incised design and highly polished
    "Pueblo Sta Clara" written on bottom
    Provenance dates it to the early years of pottery by Margaret Tafoya (1904-2001)
    Original owner of this pot died in 1944, so the pot is from early 1940s or earlier
    Margaret was the family matriarch of many potters still working in this style
    Style is also very indicative of Margaret Tafoya, although it is not artist-signed
    Designs include rain clouds, lightening
    Carved Avanyu or water serpent, the guardian of rivers and waterways
    Avanyu appears on walls of caves near rivers in New Mexico and Arizona
    Water was of primary importance to the pueblo dwellers
    Pot itself weighs 5 pounds, 8 ounces
    Measures 5.5 inches tall, 9 inches diameter (across), 32 inches circumference at widest point
    A lovely handmade pot showing the artists' expert smoothing, coiling, deep incising and polishing
    A rare early Santa Clara pot
    Free insurance and shipping to US by USPS Priority Mail.
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