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Dunlap, Carmelita – Long Neck Jar with Plants and Bird Wing Designs (1980s)
5.5"w x 7"h
$ 750.00
Carmelita Dunlap is one of the San Ildefonso potters who is best known for her large vessels. This is a smaller piece of her pottery. It has a sharp shoulder and an elongated neck. Around the neck are plant and cloud designs. Below the shoulder are bird wings and wind designs. The entire piece is very highly polished and fired to a glassy black. The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Carmelita Dunlap”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. An exceptionally small piece of her pottery.
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Carmelita Dunlap is one of the San Ildefonso potters who is best known for her large vessels. This is a smaller piece of her pottery. It has a sharp shoulder and an elongated neck. Around the neck are plant and cloud designs. Below the shoulder are bird wings and wind designs. The entire piece is very highly polished and fired to a glassy black. The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Carmelita Dunlap”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. An exceptionally small piece of her pottery.
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Carmelita Dunlap was a daughter Juanita Vigil and raised by Desideria Sanchez, both sisters of Maria Martinez. She learned to make pottery from her aunts and began making her distinctive vessels in 1955. She was known not only for her complicated designs but the large size of her pottery. She is also the matriarch of a family of potters including children Martha Appleleaf, Carlos Dunlap, Cynthia Star Flower and grandson Erik Fender. Carmelita won numerous awards for her pottery at events such as Santa Fe Indian Market and Gallup Ceremonials. Her pottery can be found in museums across the country including the NMAI and the Denver Art Museum.
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Dunlap, Carmelita (1925 - 2000)
Carmelita Dunlap was a daughter Juanita Vigil and raised by Desideria Sanchez, both sisters of Maria Martinez. She learned to make pottery from her aunts and began making her distinctive vessels in 1955. She was known not only for her complicated designs but the large size of her pottery. She is also the matriarch of a family of potters including children Martha Appleleaf, Carlos Dunlap, Cynthia Star Flower and grandson Erik Fender. Carmelita won numerous awards for her pottery at events such as Santa Fe Indian Market and Gallup Ceremonials. Her pottery can be found in museums across the country including the NMAI and the Denver Art Museum.