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Vigil, Minnie – Red Polychrome Jar with Cloud and Rainbow Designs (1970s)
6.5"w x 3"h
$ 450.00
Minnie Vigil was renowned for her polychrome pottery. In the 1980s, she created a distinctive style of pottery using different clays to create colorful designs for her pottery. This jar has a sharp shoulder anda sloping side. The piece is fully polished red. It is painted with rainbow, clouds, and prayer feather designs. Amazingly, there are SEVEN different colors of clay used to paint the designs. The jar was traditionally fired. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair. It is signed on the bottom, “Minnie”. She was a sister to potters Gloria Garcia (Goldenrod), Lois Guiterrez, and Thelma Talachy and an aunt to Jason Garcia. Her mother was Petra Gutierrez and her grandmother was Pasqualita Gutierrez.
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Minnie Vigil was renowned for her polychrome pottery. In the 1980s, she created a distinctive style of pottery using different clays to create colorful designs for her pottery. This jar has a sharp shoulder anda sloping side. The piece is fully polished red. It is painted with rainbow, clouds, and prayer feather designs. Amazingly, there are SEVEN different colors of clay used to paint the designs. The jar was traditionally fired. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair. It is signed on the bottom, “Minnie”. She was a sister to potters Gloria Garcia (Goldenrod), Lois Guiterrez, and Thelma Talachy and an aunt to Jason Garcia. Her mother was Petra Gutierrez and her grandmother was Pasqualita Gutierrez.