Archuleta, Mary Ester – Red, Tan and White Jar with Carved Avanyu (1974), Published in Born of Fire p.145
$ 3,000.00
WOW! This is an exceptional long neck jar by Mary Ester Archuleta. She is the second youngest daughter of noted potter Margaret Tafoya. This water jar has a round body and an elongated neck. It is fully polished red on the neck and base. There are clouds carved around the top of the shoulder, above the carved avanyu. What makes the pieces so exceptional is the colorations. The avanyu is polished tan, which is the natural color of the clay. The clouds are slipped with white clay. The same clay is used in the area where the avanyu is carved into the clay. The jar was traditionally fired. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Mary E. Archuleta. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair. Mary Ester married into San Juan Pueblo in the late 1960s and created most of her pieces in the San Juan inspired style. While she no longer makes much pottery, her work is creative and distinctive in style and coloration. The jar is published in the book, “Born of Fire: The Life and Pottery of Margaret Tafoya” on p. 145.
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Mary Ester Archuleta is the second youngest daughter of noted potter Margaret Tafoya. This water jar has a round body and an elongated neck. It is fully polished red and carved around the body with 18 feathers. The carved areas are polished tan in contrast to the red of the remainder of the jar. The tan is the natural color of the clay and always difficult to achieve this coloration. There is also the traditional cream-colored slip painted into the carved areas. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Mary E. Archuleta. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair. The jar has a second-place ribbon from the 1974 Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials. Mary married into San Juan Pueblo in the late 1960s and created most of her pieces in the San Juan inspired style. While she no longer makes much pottery, her work is creative and distinctive in style and coloration.
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Archuleta, Mary Ester (b. 1942)
