Filter
YITH Badge

Cain, Mary – Wedding Vase with Bear Paws (1997) Ribbon

6.5"w x 8"h

$ 1,200.00

Mary Cain was a daughter of Christina Naranjo and a granddaughter of SaraFina Tafoya.  She was known for her classic style of carved and polished Santa Clara pottery.  This wedding vase is from 1997.  It has a round body and extended spouts. There is a bear paw impressed into the clay on each side. The entire surface is fully polished and it was traditionally fired a deep black coloration.  It is signed on the bottom, “Mary Cain”.    It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.  There is a third place ribbon from the 1997 Annual Mesa Verde Pottery Festival  

Learn More>:Cain, Mary (1915-2010)

Brand

Cain, Mary (1915-2010)

Mary Cain

Mary Cain was a daughter of noted potter Christina Naranjo, and grand-daughter of SaraFina Tafoya.  Mary was an innovator and pottery matriarch in her own right, as she began a family of renown Santa Clara potters, including daughters, Tina Diaz, Joy Cain, Linda Cain, sons Billy Cain, and Doug Cain, and granddaughters Tammy Garcia and Autumn Borts-Medlock. Mary was known for her deeply carved pottery surfaces with a high polish finish on the pottery. Mary used the Santa Clara Pueblo traditional methods of hand coil construction of the pot, and shaping and sanding to smooth form on the pot, then applying a fine slip coat and polishing with a stone to a high sheen.  She fired traditionally in an open fire for red pottery, and manure application to apply the smoke for a black finish.