Tafoya, Ray – Multi-Color Red Seedpot with Mimbres Buffalo (1991)

1.5"w x 1"h

$ 400.00

This miniature seedpot by Ray Tafoya is fully polished and round in shape.  It has a Mimbres-style buffalo on the top.  It is surrounded by arrowhead and wind designs.  All the different colors are derived from natural clay slips.  The eye of the buffalo is also the hole for the seedpot!  Note how many of the designs surrounding the buffalo are similar to ones used today by his daughter, Jennifer Tafoya.  The seedpot is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  It is signed on the bottom with his hallmark that means “White Mountain” in Tewa.