Artist Media Series
Contemporary
King Galleries - Indian Market 2023
Tammy Garcia
Susan Folwell
Autumn Borts
Les Namingha
Nathan Youngblood
Robert Patricio
Al Qoyawayma
Andrea Vargas
Steve Lucas
Jennifer Tafoya
Arthur Lopez
Historic
$ 2,800.00
This is a classic tall jar by Mela Youngblood. She was a daughter of Margaret Tafoya and began making pottery in the late 1960s. She quickly achieved a distinctive style for her work. Each piece of her work was very highly polished and when carved the edges are distinctly rounded. This tall jar is carved with a water serpent (avanyu) encircling the piece. The rim and avanyu are both fully polished, as is the lower part of the jar. The piece was fired to a deep black coloration. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. It is signed on the bottom, “Mela Youngblood”.