Tenorio, Thomas – Jar with Big Horn Sheep and Plants (1995)
$ 300.00
Thomas Tenorio is from the Aguilar family of Kewa Pueblo. Amazingly, he taught himself to make pottery! This jar is from 1995. It has a sharp shoulder and turned out neck. The top of the jar has Pueblo style Big Horn Sheep and plants Below the shoulder are painted wild spinach designs (the plant used to paint the black on Santo Domingo and Cochiti pottery). It is signed on the bottom “Thomas Tenorio”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Thomas Tenorio is from the Aguilar family of Kewa Pueblo. Amazingly, he taught himself to make pottery! This jar is from 1995. It has a sharp shoulder and turned out neck. The top of the jar has Pueblo style Big Horn Sheep and plants Below the shoulder are painted wild spinach designs (the plant used to paint the black on Santo Domingo and Cochiti pottery). It is signed on the bottom “Thomas Tenorio”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Tenorio, Thomas (b. 1963)
Thomas Tenorio is from the Aguilar family of Kewa Pueblo. His name in Keres is U-Nah-Thee-Wah. When he began making pottery he felt that the ancient traditional methods of pottery making was dying within his pueblo so he was inspired to try and resurrect the long lived legacy. Thomas taught himself to make traditional pottery by reading textbooks, conducting one on one interviews with other pottery makers and research. He has won awards at Santa Fe Indian Market for his large scale pottery.