Naranjo, Bernice – Jar with Buffalo and Asymmetric Opening

4"w x 3.25"h

$ 300.00

Bernice Naranjo is known for her distinctive etched pottery.  She is married to Tito Naranjo and is a sister-in-law to Dolly Naranjo, Jody Folwell, and Michael Naranjo.  She is the mother of Dusty Naranjo and Caroline Elliot and the grandmother of Johnathan Naranjo. This jar is fully polished and has an asymmetric rim.  There are numerous etched buffalo as the design.  They are across the stop of the piece and can you see two of them that are more deeply etched to appear as “white buffalo”!  The bottom of the jar is fully etched with thin lines.  The piece is signed near the base with her hallmark which represents her name in Tiwa, meaning “Stripe Rock”.