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Toya, Maxine – Pueblo Singer Trios (1990s)
6"w x 6.5"h
$ 475.00
Maxine Toya is well known for her figurative pottery. This is a piece of her pottery from the 1990s. It is a Pueblo storyteller holding a child. Her clay work on her shawl creates a sense of movement in the “cloth”. The shawl is painted with a complex design using native clay slips. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Maxine Toya”. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Maxine Toya is well known for her figurative pottery. This is a piece of her pottery from the 1990s. It is a single piece with three figures. They are her “Pueblo Singers” and are made from Native clay. Each of the figures is sculpted into the clay and painted with designs on their clothes. The shawls are polished red. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Maxine Toya”. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Toya, Maxine (b. 1948)
Maxine Toya
Maxine Toya is a granddaughter of Persingula Gachupin, a daughter of Marie Romero and a sister of Laura Gachupin. She is also the mother of noted potter Dominique Toya. Maxine is among the most renowned potters at Jemez Pueblo for her storytellers and other figurative works. She learned to make pottery from her grandmother and mother. Over the years she has won numerous awards for her work at Santa Fe Indian Market and the New Mexico State Fair.