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Naranjo, Nicolasa (1907-2002)

$ 225.00
Nicolasa Naranjo was a daughter of potter Tomasita Tafoya Naranjo and a niece of Margaret Tafoya. She created a wide variety of pieces over the years of her pottery career, including polychrome pieces as well as black-on-black pottery. In the 1980s and ’90s, she was often helped by her daughter, Roberta Naranjo (1946-2001). This bowl is round and painted with a cloud design around the rim. Around the shoulder is a water serpent (avanyu) encircling the piece. It was fired a dark black. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Nicolasa + Roberta”.