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Martinez, Maria - Plate with Bird Wing Design "Marie + Julian"(1930s)
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Gonzales, Rose - 8" Wide Bowl with Feather Design (1950s)
1 × $ 800.00
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Gonzales, Rose - Large Bowl with Carved Avanyu (1950s)
1 × $ 1,200.00
Martinez, Maria - Plate with Bird Wing Design "Marie + Julian"(1930s) 
Gonzales, Rose - 8" Wide Bowl with Feather Design (1950s) 
Gonzales, Rose - Large Bowl with Carved Avanyu (1950s) 
Tahbo, Mark – 11″ Wide Jar with Hummingbird and Quail (2016)
11"w x 5"h
$ 3,200.00
This is a late piece by Mark Tahbo. He learned to make pottery from his great-grandmother, Grace Chapella. His pieces reflect the remarkable symmetry and thin walls of an excellent potter. This jar is is an elegant shape with a wide shoulder and a tiny neck. The jar is painted with bee-weed and various colors of clay slips. One side has a quail, and the other a hummingbird. They are separated by a bird tail design highlighted with a deep burgundy clay. The jar was traditionally fired and it has a beautiful coloration! It is signed on the bottom with, “Mark Tahbo” and a pipe representing that he is Tobacco Clan. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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This is a late piece by Mark Tahbo. He learned to make pottery from his great-grandmother, Grace Chapella. His pieces reflect the remarkable symmetry and thin walls of an excellent potter. This jar is is an elegant shape with a wide shoulder and a tiny neck. The jar is painted with bee-weed and various colors of clay slips. One side has a quail, and the other a hummingbird. They are separated by a bird tail design highlighted with a deep burgundy clay. The jar was traditionally fired and it has a beautiful coloration! It is signed on the bottom with, “Mark Tahbo” and a pipe representing that he is Tobacco Clan. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Mark Tahbo was a Hopi-Tewa member of the Tobacco Clan. He had been an active potter since 1978. He learned to make pottery from his great-grandmother, Grace Chapella. His sisters Diana and Pam were also potters. Mark was influential in the early 1990s in recognizing Hopi pottery's traditional firing and keeping it as a practice among Hopi-Tewa.
Mark had won numerous awards for his pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market, the Heard Indian Market, and Gallup Ceremonials. In 1991, he won the Overall Prize at Santa Fe Indian Market. In 1992 he was awarded Best of Division at the Heard Museum Indian Fair. Awards continued to be presented to him in 1993 and 1994. His pottery is featured in books such as "Talking with the Clay" and "Collecting Authentic Indian Art." He is remembered as one of the exceptional traditional innovators of Hopi pottery. His pieces reflect the remarkable symmetry and thin walls of an excellent potter. The designs are painted using native clay slips and beeweed plants for the black.
Sadly, Mark passed away in December 2017. We were lucky to work with him at King Galleries for over 20 years. His creativity and artistic genius will be missed.
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Tahbo, Mark (1958-2017)
Mark Tahbo
Mark Tahbo was a Hopi-Tewa member of the Tobacco Clan. He had been an active potter since 1978. He learned to make pottery from his great-grandmother, Grace Chapella. His sisters Diana and Pam were also potters. Mark was influential in the early 1990s in recognizing Hopi pottery's traditional firing and keeping it as a practice among Hopi-Tewa.
Mark had won numerous awards for his pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market, the Heard Indian Market, and Gallup Ceremonials. In 1991, he won the Overall Prize at Santa Fe Indian Market. In 1992 he was awarded Best of Division at the Heard Museum Indian Fair. Awards continued to be presented to him in 1993 and 1994. His pottery is featured in books such as "Talking with the Clay" and "Collecting Authentic Indian Art." He is remembered as one of the exceptional traditional innovators of Hopi pottery. His pieces reflect the remarkable symmetry and thin walls of an excellent potter. The designs are painted using native clay slips and beeweed plants for the black.
Sadly, Mark passed away in December 2017. We were lucky to work with him at King Galleries for over 20 years. His creativity and artistic genius will be missed.