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Ebelacker, Virginia – Red Bowl with Leaf Designs (1980s)

6.5"w x 5"h

$ 1,200.00 $ 950.00

Brands:Ebelacker, Virginia (1925-2001)

Virginia Ebelacker was the youngest daughter of noted potter Margaret Tafoya. She was known for her large vessel and highly burnished surfaces.  Thie bowl is deeply carved with oval-shaped leaf designs encircling the piece.  They represent leaves.  The entire surface is polished a deep red.  The recessed area in the carving is slipped with the traditional cream-colored clay.  The bowl was traditionally fired.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Virginia Ebelacker”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.

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Ebelacker, Virginia (1925-2001)

Virginia Ebelacker

Virginia Ebelacker was the first child of Margaret Tafoya (1904-2001) and a matriarch of a family of renown potters including her son, Richard Ebelacker. As a child, Virginia remembered helping her grandmother, Sara Fina Tafoya, polish her large storage jars. She worked in Los Alamos and only began making pottery full time in the late 1960's. She quickly developed a reputation for her large-scale pottery and amazing even polish!