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Naranjo, Elija – Seedpot with Turtle and Feather Design (2000)
2.5"w x 2.5"h
$ 150.00
Elijah Naranjo learned to make pottery from his mother Dolly Naranjo and sister Jody Naranjo. He works in a similar style with the sgraffito designs and brown firing. This seedpot is from 2000, and it is fully polished and fired dark brown. The central design is a turtle that is surrounded by feathers. All the designs are etched into the clay after firing. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Elijah Naranjo”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
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Brand:Naranjo, Elija (b. 1978)
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Elijah Naranjo learned to make pottery from his mother Dolly Naranjo and sister Jody Naranjo. He works in a similar style with the sgraffito designs and brown firing. This seedpot is from 2002 and it is fully polished and fired brown. The central design is a turtle that is surrounded by feathers. All the designs are etched into the clay before firing. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Elijah Naranjo Smith”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
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Naranjo, Elija (b. 1978)
Elijah Naranjo Smith is a son of Dolly Naranjo and a brother of Jody Naranjo. He has been working with clay since 1999. In 2003 he won the Ron & Susan Dubin Native American Artist Fellowship Award from the School for Advanced Research. That allowed him to study the designs in the IARC collection and work on pottery in the SAR studios. He works with traditional clays and firing methods, producing brown, black and red combination pots with sgraffito designs.