Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0268 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Wedding vase | |
| 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. 1940-1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round wedding vase with flat base and globose body rising to two flaring, cylindrical spouts linked by a stirrup handle; Exterior surface is scraped smooth and highly burnished; Two outlined bear paw motifs are incised on sides of vase, opposite each other; Vase is reduction fired to glossy black color; Signature "Severa Sta. Clara" is incised in script 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 = 25.5, Width = 17.6, Max Diam = 17.4 | |