Martinez, Pauline – Round Bowl with Avanyu
4"w x 3.5"h
$ 400.00
Pauline is a daughter of noted potter Cresencia Tafoya (1918-99) and a sister of Harriet Tafoya, Annie Baca, and Mark Tafoya. Although she was born in Santa Clara, Pauline married and moved to San Ildefonso. This is a larger piece of her pottery. It is round in shape and fully polished. The bowl is painted with an avanyu (water serpent) design. The bowl is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Pauline”.
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Pauline Martinez is a daughter of noted potter Cresencia Tafoya (1918-99) and a sister of Harriet Tafoya, Annie Baca, and Mark Tafoya. Although she was born at Santa Clara Pauline married and moved to San Ildefonso. Her pottery utilizes the same firing techniques but typically the imagery is more classic San Ildefonso in style.