Aragon, Wanda – Jar with Tularosa Swirls and Hunters (1998)

Wanda Aragon (b. 1948) is a daughter of noted potter Frances Torivio and a sister of Lilly Salvador. She is also known by her name in Acoma, Dzinats’ituwits’a.  She is known for her traditional style of Acoma pottery.  Each piece is coil-built using native clay and painted with bee-weed and natural clay slips.  This jar has a round body and short neck. The body of the jar is painted with a classic Tularosa swirl pattern.  There are thin lines and lightning angles.  The neck of the jar has hunters and rams painted as a scene across the surface. It is signed on the bottom “W. Aragon”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.

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Aragon, Wanda (B. 1948)

[caption id="attachment_72752" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Wanda Aragon, Acoma Pueblo[/caption] Wanda Aragon is well known for her intricately painted miniature pottery. Each piece is coil built and painted with native clay slips and wild-spinach plant. Wanda is a daughter of Frances Torivio and a sister of Lilly Salvador and a mother-in-law of Dolores Aragon.