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Blue Corn – 10″ Wide Polychrome Jar with 48 Feathers, Clouds, and Tadpoles (1970)
10.5"w x 6"h
$ 4,200.00
This is a striking large polychrome jar by Blue Corn. She is often best known for her polychrome pottery and her creative use of various clay slips on her pottery. She learned to make pottery from Maria Martinez at San Ildefonso. This is one of her larger polychrome pieces that is fully polished tan or buff. Around the neck are rain designs. The top of the shoulder has 48 painted feathers. Below the shoulder are clouds, rain, and tadpole designs. The piece is painted with black and red clay to create the designs. It was traditionally fired. The jar is signed on the bottom “Blue Corn, San Ildefonso”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. There is also a photo of her holding the piece (see last photo)!
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Brand:Blue Corn (1921 - 1999)
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This is a striking large polychrome jar by Blue Corn. She is often best known for her polychrome pottery and her creative use of various clay slips on her pottery. She learned to make pottery from Maria Martinez at San Ildefonso. This is one of her larger polychrome pieces that is fully polished tan or buff. Around the neck are rain designs. The top of the shoulder has 48 painted feathers. Below the shoulder are clouds, rain, and tadpole designs. The piece is painted with black and red clay to create the designs. It was traditionally fired. The jar is signed on the bottom “Blue Corn, San Ildefonso”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. There is also a photo of her holding the piece (see last photo)!
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Blue Corn (1921 - 1999)
