Red Starr (Sioux) was married to Santa Clara potter Harriet Tafoya and learned to make Santa Clara pottery.  This is a fully polished small bowl that was fired black.  On the rim is a triangular cloud design etched into the clay.  There are six inset pieces of turquoise.  Below the shoulder is a star design on one side with a piece of coral.  The opposite side has a stylized scorpion with two inset pieces of turquoise.  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)

Elmer Red Starr

Elmer Red Starr (1937-2018) was a Sioux potter who was married to Harriet Tafoya (a sister of Annie Baca) of Santa Clara Pueblo and learned to make pottery from her. Each piece of his pottery is highly polished and intricately incised, typically with animal motifs. He began making pottery in the 1980's.