Tahbo, Mark – Wate Jar with Reverse Painted Animals (2011)
$ 1,400.00
This is an exceptional water jar by Mark Tahbo. It is one of a series he made that has various animals painted with bee-weed (black). However, this is one of the most complicated I have seen in this style . This jar has four sections. Two have the animals outlined (and the background painted black). The other two have the animals painted black with the clay background showing through. There are frogs, hummingbirds, fish, bats, butterflies and more! The best parts (to my eye) are when he painted the animals extending across both sections so they are part outline and part filled-in. I think it shows both his skill and creativity! The jar was traditionally fired and blushes on the surface. This piece is signed “Mark Tahbo,” with a pipe representing the Tobacco Clan. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
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This is an exceptional water jar by Mark Tahbo. It is one of a series he made that has various animals painted with bee-weed (black). However, this is one of the most complicated I have seen in this style . This jar has four sections. Two have the animals outlined (and the background painted black). The other two have the animals painted black with the clay background showing through. There are frogs, hummingbirds, fish, bats, butterflies and more! The best parts (to my eye) are when he painted the animals extending across both sections so they are part outline and part filled-in. I think it shows both his skill and creativity! The jar was traditionally fired and blushes on the surface. This piece is signed “Mark Tahbo,” with a pipe representing the Tobacco Clan. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
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Tahbo, Mark (1958-2017)
Mark Tahbo
Mark Tahbo was a Hopi-Tewa member of the Tobacco Clan. He had been an active potter since 1978. He learned to make pottery from his great-grandmother, Grace Chapella. His sisters Diana and Pam were also potters. Mark was influential in the early 1990s in recognizing Hopi pottery's traditional firing and keeping it as a practice among Hopi-Tewa.
Mark had won numerous awards for his pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market, the Heard Indian Market, and Gallup Ceremonials. In 1991, he won the Overall Prize at Santa Fe Indian Market. In 1992 he was awarded Best of Division at the Heard Museum Indian Fair. Awards continued to be presented to him in 1993 and 1994. His pottery is featured in books such as "Talking with the Clay" and "Collecting Authentic Indian Art." He is remembered as one of the exceptional traditional innovators of Hopi pottery. His pieces reflect the remarkable symmetry and thin walls of an excellent potter. The designs are painted using native clay slips and beeweed plants for the black.
Sadly, Mark passed away in December 2017. We were lucky to work with him at King Galleries for over 20 years. His creativity and artistic genius will be missed.