Tse-Pe & Dora – Bowl with Etched Bear Paws (1974)
$ 900.00
Tse-Pe Gonzales and his wife, Dora, began working together around 1971. Dora would make the pottery and Tse-Pe would etch the designs. This jar is a classic piece of their pottery. The bowl is round in shape. It is very highly polished and etched with bear paw tracks on each side. It was fired a glossy black coloraiton. The bowl is signed on the bottom in the clay “Tse-Pe and Dora”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. Tse-Pe and Dora worked individually from 1980 to 2000, but their early collaborative work remains innovative, creative, and of the highest quality, even compared to many of today’s potters.
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Tse-Pe Gonzales and his wife, Dora, began working together around 1971. Dora would make the pottery and Tse-Pe would etch the designs. This jar is a classic piece of their pottery. The jar has their classic shape with a sharp shoulder and elongated neck. The entire piece is fully polished. There is an avanyu etched into the clay around the neck of the jar. The piece has a two-toned rim. There is a single inset piece of turquoise above the avanyu. The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay “Tse-Pe and Dora”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. Tse-Pe and Dora worked individually from 1980 to 2000, but their early collaborative work remains innovative, creative, and of the highest quality, even compared to many of today’s potters.
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Gonzales, Tse-Pe (1940 - 2000)
Tse-Pe Gonzales
Tse-Pe Gonzales was the son of noted potter Rose Gonzales. Rose taught both Tse-Pe and his wife, Dora, to make pottery. They worked together until around 1980 and then they divorced and began to each work separately. Tse-Pe's work is signed with his "TP" hallmark. They were also innovators for their time, and were featured in 1976 in the pivotal book, "7 Families in Pueblo Pottery".
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Tse-Pe Gonzales is a son of noted potter Rose Gonzales. She taught both he and his wife, Dora Tse-Pe, to make pottery. They were innovators for their time and were featured in 1976 in the pivotal book, "7 Families in Pueblo Pottery". Tse-Pe and Dora worked individually from 1980-2000. Their early collaborative work remains innovative, creative and of the highest quality even compared to many of today's potters. They created an amazing legacy in clay! Tse-Pe, Dora (1939-2022)
Dora Tse-Pe learned to make pottery from her mother-in-law Rose Gonzales. She began making her own pottery in the late 1970's. Her work continues to be inspired by the shapes and styles of Rose's pottery yet with Dora's distinctive high polish. Her pottery is signed on the bottom in the clay, "Dora Tse-Pe". Dora has won numerous awards for her work at Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Museum Indian Fair and her pottery can be found in numerous books, including "The Art of Clay" and "Legacy of Generations".