Garcia, Tina – Red Jar with Three Bear Paws (1990s)

9.5"w x 6.5"h

$ 1,200.00

Tina Garcia was well known for her focus on traditional shape and plainware Santa Clara pottery. This is one of her most iconic forms with a wide shoulder and elongated neck.  The jar is highly polished and fired to a deep red coloration.  There are three bear paws impressed into the clay before it was stone polished.  The bear paw are part of a story where a bear led the Pueblo people to water during a drought.  The jar is fully stone polished to a glossy shine and fired red.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Tina Garcia”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.