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.