Tafoya, Camilio – “Pueblo Drummers and Dancers” Seedpot (1982)

1.25"w x 2"h

$ 600.00

This seedpot by Camilio Tafoya is from 1982. It is fully polished and fully designed.  The seedpot has a Comanche Dance depicted on the side.  There are two Pueblo Drummers and two Comanche Dancers.  Note the detail in the figures and the headdresses!  The top is etched with a tiny rabbit and a feather pattern. The seedpot is accented with green and white clay slips.  The colors are all added from various clay slips.  Camilio was living with Joseph Lonewolf, his son, at the time he made this.  Joseph would give him the clay slips to use for the colors.  The piece is signed on the bottom “Camilio Sunflower”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.