Tafoya, Pasqualita – Square Bowl with Cloud Designs (1950s)
$ 650.00
Pasqualita Tafoya was the only sister of noted potter SaraFina Tafoya. She was also the matriarch of a family of renowned potters. Her early pottery was primarily carved vessels with some unusual carving styles. By the 1940s she began painting pottery vessels instead of carving. This bowl is fully polished and it is square in shape at the opening. The bowl is painted with cloud patterns, rain, and plant patterns. They are intricate designs on each of the four sides. The bowl is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Pasqualita Tafoya”. Interestingly, there are numerous variations on the spelling of her name depending on the time period when they were made. The bowl is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. Definitely a rarity but also a fascinating part of Santa Clara Pueblo pottery history!
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Pasqualita Tafoya was the only sister of noted potter SaraFina Tafoya. She was also the matriarch of a family of renowned potters. Her early pottery was primarily carved vessels with some unusual carving styles. By the 1940s she began painting pottery vessels instead of carving. This bowl is fully polished and it is square in shape at the opening. The bowl is painted with cloud patterns, rain, and plant patterns. They are intricate designs on each of the four sides. The bowl is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Pasqualita Tafoya”. Interestingly, there are numerous variations on the spelling of her name depending on the time period when they were made. The bowl is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. Definitely a rarity but also a fascinating part of Santa Clara Pueblo pottery history!
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Tafoya, Pasqualita (1883 - 1959)
Pasquelita Tafoya was the only sister of potter Sara Fina Tafoya and the matriarch of an entire family of potters! Her children include Juan Gutierrez who married Petra Gutierrez, the mother of Gloria Garcia, Lois Gutierrez and Minnie Vigil and grandmother of Jason Garcia. One of her daughters was Celestina Naranjo, and another was Tomasita Tafoya, the mother of Cresencia Tafoya and grandmother of Annie Baca, Harriet Tafoya, and Pauline Martinez. Depending on the time period, her work was signed "Pasquelita Tafoya, Santa Clara Pueblo", "Pasqualita" or "Pascualita".