Red Starr, Elmer – Large Bowl with Wolves, Deer, Bird, Sun and Opal Insets (1984)
$ 775.00
Red Starr (Sioux) was married to Santa Clara potter Harriet Tafoya and learned to make Santa Clara pottery. This bowl is a larger piece of his work. It is fully polished and fired black. The bowl is etched after firing. There are three sun designs on one side. The opposite side has a realistic scene with two wolves and a deer. The top has a stylized bird with feathers and three opal insets. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Red Starr”.
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Red Starr (Sioux) was married to Santa Clara potter Harriet Tafoya and learned to make Santa Clara pottery. This bowl is fully polished and fired red. The bowl has an etched Big Horn Sheep on one side and a Sun Face on the opposite side. Separating them are four eagle feathers and a star. There is an inset piece of turquoise on each of the stars. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Red Starr”.
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Red Starr, Elmer (1937-2018)
