Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0217 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| 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 | Round shallow bowl with flat base and widely flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a slip and well burnished, except base; 3 triangles with curved edges are arranged in a whirling pattern around negative circle in center of bowl; Remaining spaces are filled with large terraced triangle with negative leaf shape and short stack of triangles; Motifs are all interconnected and are painted in matte black slip; Bowl 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 = 2.6, Max Diam = 13.8 | |