Gonzales, Barbara – Black and Sienna Jar with Pottery Design (1974) Ribbon
$ 900.00
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 jar has a round shoulder it is fully polished. There is an etched jar on one side. The piece was traditionally fired a glassy black coloration. The rim and the pottery design were two-toned sienna after the firing. The piece is signed on the bottom, “Than-Moo-Whe”, which is her name in Tewa. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. There is second place ribbon from the 1974 American Indian Arts Festival.
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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 jar has a round shoulder and a short neck. It is fully polished to a high shine. The jar has a single black-and-sienna area near the base. There is an incised spider as the design with a single inset piece of turquoise. Barbara says she used the spider as a symbol of good luck and the turquoise or coral represents male or female. The jar 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".