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Pacheco, Rose – 8″ Tall Jar with Birds, Butterfly, Snail, and Flowers
9"w x 8"h
$ 375.00
Rose Pacheco is the niece of potter Robert Tenorio. He taught her how to make pottery. This is a classic water jar with hummingbirds and flowers as the design. The designs are painted with wild spinach (black) and red and copper-colored clay slips. The use of varied clay slips gives the jar a more dynamic visual appearance. The neck of the jar has a cloud patterns. The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Rose Pacheco, Kewa”.
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Rose Pacheco is the niece of potter Robert Tenorio. He taught her how to make pottery. This is a large jar that is coil-built and painted with clay slips and wild spinach (black). The rim of the bowl has a scalloped flower petal design. Around the sides of the piece are a hummingbird, flowers, a snail, a butterfly, and two large Kewa-style birds. The piece is very complex in imagery. The jar is painted with a red clay and a micaceous copper-colored clay. The use of varied clay slips gives the jar a more dynamic visual appearance. The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Rose Pacheco, Kewa”.