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Gonzales, Barbara – Black and Sienna Jar with Spider and Turquoise (1990s)
5.25"w x 5"h
$ 800.00
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 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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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.