Tafoya, Cresencia – Red Bowl with Mountain and Rain Designs
$ 150.00
Cresencia Tafoya was the mother of noted potters Harriet Tafoya and Annie Baca. This is a small bowl that is fully polished and painted. The bowl has a mountain and rain design. It was fired red. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair. It is signed on the bottom, “Cresencia”.
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Cresencia Tafoya was the mother of noted potters Harriet Tafoya and Annie Baca. This is one of the largest painted pieces of hers we have had in the gallery. The wedding vase is coil-built and fully polished. Note the handle is twisted and the spouts are her signature square shape on the ends. The piece is painted around the shoulder with a cloud, rain, and sun patterns. The piece is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair. It is signed on the bottom, “Cresencia”.
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Tafoya, Cresencia (1918-1999)
Cresencia Tafoya was the matriarch of a family of potters including Harriet Tafoya, Annie Baca and Pauline Martinez. She was also a granddaughter of Pasquelita Tafoya, a daughter of Tomacita Tafoya and a niece of Celestina Naranjo. Cresencia created a style of highly polished and tightly painted pottery which has been continued by her children. Cresencia won numerous awards for her pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market and other art events.