Santa Clara Pueblo Blackware Jar w/ Avanyu, Mida Tafoya
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Native American, Southwest, New Mexico, Santa Clara Pueblo, Mida Tafoya (1931-), ca. 1960s to 1970s. A gorgeous, signed blackware vessel, hand-built by Mida Tafoya, the granddaughter of Santa Clara pottery matriarch, Serafina (Sara Fina). Born in 1931, Mida has been a potter for more than sixty years. A wonderful example, coil-made of native clay, boasting a highly burnished finish, deeply carved with an image of the serpent deity Avanyu (Awanyu) with an arrow-like tongue, and then pit-fired to black. Signed "Mida Tafoya Santa Clara" on the underside of the base. Size: 5.125" in diameter x 4.375" H (13 cm x 11.1 cm)
Provenance: private New Mexico USA collection
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#122593
Native American, Southwest, New Mexico, Santa Clara Pueblo, Mida Tafoya (1931-), ca. 1960s to 1970s. A gorgeous, signed blackware vessel, hand-built by Mida Tafoya, the granddaughter of Santa Clara pottery matriarch, Serafina (Sara Fina). Born in 1931, Mida has been a potter for more than sixty years. A wonderful example, coil-made of native clay, boasting a highly burnished finish, deeply carved with an image of the serpent deity Avanyu (Awanyu) with an arrow-like tongue, and then pit-fired to black. Signed "Mida Tafoya Santa Clara" on the underside of the base. Size: 5.125" in diameter x 4.375" H (13 cm x 11.1 cm)
Provenance: private New Mexico USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#122593
Condition
A few scratches to the surface, otherwise very good.
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Santa Clara Pueblo Blackware Jar w/ Avanyu, Mida Tafoya
Estimate $300 - $450
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