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Archuleta, Mary Ester – Fully Polished Red Jar with Bear Paws (1970s)
5.75"w x 4.75"h
$ 850.00
Mary Ester Archuleta is the second youngest daughter of Margaret Tafoya. She has never made a lot of pottery, and most of it was created in the 1970s and 1980s. This jar is round in shape with a short neck, inspired by the shape of a classic storage jar. The jar has two bear paws impressed into the clay and then it was fully polished. The jar was fired a deep red coloration. The piece tells the story of the bear leading the Pueblo people into the mountains during a drought to find water. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Mary Archuleta. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Mary Ester Archuleta is the second youngest daughter of Margaret Tafoya. She has never made a lot of pottery, and most of it was created in the 1970s and 1980s. This jar is round in shape with a short neck, inspired by the shape of a classic storage jar. The jar has two bear paws impressed into the clay and then it was fully polished. The jar was fired a deep red coloration. The piece tells the story of the bear leading the Pueblo people into the mountains during a drought to find water. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Mary Archuleta. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.