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Tafoya, Jennifer – Water Jar with Three Saber Tooth Tigers, Ribbon
4.25"w x 3.5"h
$ 3,600.00
This is a creatively designed water jar by Jennifer Tafoya. She is known for her clay vessels and also her amazing animal figures. This jar is fully polished and has a high shoulder and slightly turned-out rim. The neck of the jar has a feather pattern and the rim a checkerboard design. The body of the jar is etched with three Saber Tooth Tigers. What is so distinctive is that each scene is etched in a “Japanese” style with clouds and waves. It is this style of work, combining Pueblo and Asian styles, that earned Jennifer the “Tony Da Award for Innovation”. Check out the movement, the coloration, and the eyes! Phenomenal! Jennifer continues to not just be creative in design but in technique. All the various colors are derived from natural clay slips. The piece is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Jennifer Tafoya”. The jar has a blue ribbon from the 2023 Gallup Ceremonials.
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This is a creatively designed water jar by Jennifer Tafoya. She is known for her clay vessels and also her amazing animal figures. This jar is fully polished and has a high shoulder and slightly turned-out rim. The neck of the jar has a feather pattern and the rim a checkerboard design. The body of the jar is etched with three Saber Tooth Tigers. What is so distinctive is that each scene is etched in a “Japanese” style with clouds and waves. It is this style of work, combining Pueblo and Asian styles, that earned Jennifer the “Tony Da Award for Innovation”. Check out the movement, the coloration, and the eyes! Phenomenal! Jennifer continues to not just be creative in design but in technique. All the various colors are derived from natural clay slips. The piece is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Jennifer Tafoya”.
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