Gonzales, Barbara – Black and Sienna Bowl with Spider and Turquoise (1981)
$ 350.00
Barbara Gonzales is a great-great-granddaughter of Maria Martinez. She is known for her innovative pottery, which combines etched designs along with inset stones. This is a classic round bowl, much in the form-style of Maria. The bowl is fully polished. It is etched with one spider and a spider web. The spider has inset turquoise. Barbara says she used the spider as a symbol of good luck and the turquoise represents male. The rim of the bowl has been two-toned sienna. The bowl is signed in the clay, “Than-Moo-Whe”, which is her name in Tewa. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Barbara Gonzales is a great-great-granddaughter of Maria Martinez. She is known for her innovative pottery, which combines etched designs along with inset stones. This is a classic round bowl, much in the form-style of Maria. The bowl is fully polished. It is etched with two spiders and a spider web. One spider has coral insets and one turquoise. Barbara says she used the spider as a symbol of good luck and the turquoise or coral represents male or female. The rim of the bowl has been two-toned sienna. The bowl is signed in the clay, “Than-Moo-Whe”, which is her name in Tewa. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Gonzales, Barbara (b. 1947)
Barbara Gonzales is a great-granddaughter of Maria Martinez, and the granddaughter of noted potters Santana & Adam. Barbara learned to make pottery from Maria and Santana and created her own distinctive style in the 1970s. The use of spiders dominates much of her work and the spiders are all seen as symbols of good luck. Her pottery is signed on the bottom, "Tahn Moo Whe" which is her name in Tewa. Barbara has won numerous awards for her pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market, the Heard Indian Market, and other events. Her work can be found in museums nationwide and she is also featured in various books, including "The Legacy of Maria Poveka Martinez".