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Red Starr, Elmer – Red Bowl with Sun Face and Big Horn Sheep (1990)
2.25"w x 2"h
$ 300.00
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”.