Red Starr, Elmer – Jar with Sunface, Squirrel, and Turquoise (1991)

2.75"w x 2.75"h

$ 275.00

Red Starr (Sioux) was married to Santa Clara potter Harriet Tafoya and learned to make Santa Clara pottery.  This jar has a round shape, sloping sides, and it is fully polished.  There is a large Sun Face on one side with complex etched feathers.  The opposite side has a small squirrel with an acorn.  Separating them are etched feathers and inset pieces of turquoise.  The jar is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Red Starr”.