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Whitegeese, Daryl – Bowl with Four Bear Paws
7'w x 5.5"h
$ 1,500.00
This is a classic round fully polished bowl by Daryl Whitegeese. Daryl said he was inspired by the shapes of the water jars made by his grandmother, Margaret Tafoya. The bowl has a round shape and sloping sides. There are four bear paws impressed into the clay. The entire piece was then fully polished and fired a glassy black. The bear paws represent a Tewa story where a bear led the Pueblo people to water during a drought. The piece is signed on the bottom, ‘Daryl Whitegeese”. Definitely a classic piece keeping family history alive!
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This is a classic round fully polished bowl by Daryl Whitegeese. Daryl said he was inspired by the shapes of the water jars made by his grandmother, Margaret Tafoya. The bowl has a round shape and sloping sides. There are four bear paws impressed into the clay. The entire piece was then fully polished and fired a glassy black. The bear paws represent a Tewa story where a bear led the Pueblo people to water during a drought. The piece is signed on the bottom, ‘Daryl Whitegeese”. Definitely a classic piece keeping family history alive!
“When it’s drying, that’s when I put the bear paw on all four sides. That means the directions of the east, west, south, and north. I have to slip and polish on the whole jar at one time so that I can finish it evenly. It would be impossible to do just half of it. It’s difficult, but you have to polish the whole thing.” LuAnn Tafoya, Spoken Through Clay
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