Gonzales, Tse-Pe – Jar with Heartline Bear and Turquoise (1998)
3.5"w x 4.75"h
$ 575.00
Tse-Pe Gonzales as a son of noted potter Rose Gonzales. This jar combines the various techniques for which he was well known. The jar is fully polished and has an elongated neck. The neck is etched with a rounded design. The main design is a heartline bear. It is deeply cut into the clay. There is a single inset piece of turquoise for the eye and an other piece of turquoise offset into the clay. It is signed on the bottom with Tse-Pe’s hallmark and the year ’98. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
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Tse-Pe Gonzales
Tse-Pe Gonzales was the son of noted potter Rose Gonzales. Rose taught both Tse-Pe and his wife, Dora, to make pottery. They worked together until around 1980 and then they divorced and began to each work separately. Tse-Pe's work is signed with his "TP" hallmark. They were also innovators for their time, and were featured in 1976 in the pivotal book, "7 Families in Pueblo Pottery".
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