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Garcia, Tina – Tall Red Jar with Two Bear Paws (1990s)
7.5"w x 9"h
$ 1,400.00
Tina Garcia was well known for her focus on traditional shapes and plainware Santa Clara pottery. This jar has a low shoulder and sloping sides. There are two bear paws impressed into the clay before it was stone polished. The Bear Paw is part of a story where a bear led the Pueblo people to water during a drought. The was fully polished to a high shine and then traditionally fired a deep red coloration. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Tina Garcia”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Tina Garcia was well known for her focus on traditional shapes and plainware Santa Clara pottery. This jar has a low shoulder and sloping sides. There are two bear paws impressed into the clay before it was stone polished. The Bear Paw is part of a story where a bear led the Pueblo people to water during a drought. The was fully polished to a high shine and then traditionally fired a deep red coloration. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Tina Garcia”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.