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Pacheco, Paulita – Open Bowl with Pueblo Bird and Corn Plant (1994)
6"w x 2"h
$ 150.00
Paulita Pacheco was a sister of noted potter Robert Tenorio. She was married to Gilbert Pacheco and her daughter, Rose Pacheco continues to make traditional-style Kewa pottery. Paulita learned to make pottery from her mother Juanita C. Tenorio and grandmother Andrea Ortiz. This bowl is fully painted with wild spinach plant (black) and red clay slip. The exterior has rain clouds. The interior has a Pueblo bird along with a corn plant. The bowl was traditionally fired. The piece is signed on the bottom, “Paulita Pacheco”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
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Paulita Pacheco was a sister of noted potter Robert Tenorio. She was married to Gilbert Pacheco and her daughter, Rose Pacheco continues to make traditional-style Kewa pottery. Paulita learned to make pottery from her mother Juanita C. Tenorio and grandmother Andrea Ortiz. This bowl is fully painted with wild spinach plant (black) and red clay slip. The exterior has rain clouds. The interior has a Pueblo bird along with a corn plant. The bowl was traditionally fired. The piece is signed on the bottom, “Paulita Pacheco”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
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Pacheco, Paulita (1943-2008)
Paulita Pacheco was a daughter of Juanita C. Tenorio and granddaughter of Andrea Ortiz. She was a sister of noted potters Robert Tenorio and Hilda Coriz. She was the mother of Rose Pacheco and the aunt to Ione Coriz. Her nephew-in-law was Warren Coriz. She was married to Gilbert Pacheco (1940-2010) who often helped her with her pottery. Each piece was made with native clay and coil-built. They were painted with various colors of clay slips.