Ebelacker, Richard – 11″ Tall Double Shoulder Water Jar with Bear Paws (1990s)
$ 3,800.00
Richard Ebelacker was a grandson of Margaret Tafoya and known for his large vessels and traditional shapes. This is a very classic double shoulder water jar. It is fully polished and has two bear paws as the design on the neck. The bear paws are part of a Tewa story where a bear led the Pueblo people to water during a drought. The jar is very highly polished, even on the inside of the neck! It was fired a deep black coloration. The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Richard Ebelacker”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
“Sarafina was inspired by the stories of Santa Clara Pueblo, which were incorporated into her pottery. On the shoulder of her water jars, a second raised section or ‘double shoulder’ created a ‘rainbow band.’ This band was a prayer to keep the water from evaporating from the jar.” —Charles S. King, 2008, Born of Fire: The Life and Pottery of Margaret Tafoya
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Richard Ebelacker was a grandson of Margaret Tafoya and known for his large vessels and traditional shapes. This is a very classic double shoulder water jar. It is fully polished and has two bear paws as the design on the neck. The bear paws are part of a Tewa story where a bear led the Pueblo people to water during a drought. The jar is very highly polished, even on the inside of the neck! It was fired a deep black coloration. The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Richard Ebelacker”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
“Sarafina was inspired by the stories of Santa Clara Pueblo, which were incorporated into her pottery. On the shoulder of her water jars, a second raised section or ‘double shoulder’ created a ‘rainbow band.’ This band was a prayer to keep the water from evaporating from the jar.” —Charles S. King, 2008, Born of Fire: The Life and Pottery of Margaret Tafoya
