Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0216 | |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Rio Arriba | |
| Other Geographic Data | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Severa Tafoya (1890-1973) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Slip | |
| Description | Shallow round plate with flat base and very low flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a slip and are well burnished; Negative scallop-edged circle within larger circle all surrounded by negative band of 8 feather shapes is accomplished by painting the background areas in matte black slip over the burnished interior of plate; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Severa" is lightly incised on base. Severa Tafoya is the sister of Van Gutierrez, sister-in-law of Lela Gutierrez, the mother of Angela Baca, the grandmother of Tina Garcia and Greg Garcia, and the aunt of Margaret and Luther Gutierrez, all of whose works are represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.7, Max Diam = 12.9 | |