Youngblood, Nancy - Bowl with 32 Carved Feathers (1988)
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Youngblood, Nancy – Bowl with 32 Carved Feathers (1988)

6"w x 4"h

$ 5,500.00

This is an elegant carved bowl by Nancy Youngblood is from 1988.  The bowl is coil-built and deeply carved. The bottom of the bowl is fully polished to a glassy shine. There is a VERY sharp edge at the shoulder. The top is carved with 32 feathers.  There are in eight groups of four, and the feathers are at an angle from the edge of the shoulder backward.  Each feather is precision-carved very deeply into the clay.  The bottom and each feather are stone polished to a high shine. The bowl was traditionally fired to a glassy black coloration.  It is in excellent condition, with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Nancy Youngblood Cutler”.

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This is an elegant carved bowl by Nancy Youngblood is from 1988.  The bowl is coil-built and deeply carved. The bottom of the bowl is fully polished to a glassy shine. There is a VERY sharp edge at the shoulder. The top is carved with 32 feathers.  There are in eight groups of four, and the feathers are at an angle from the edge of the shoulder backward.  Each feather is precision-carved very deeply into the clay.  The bottom and each feather are stone polished to a high shine. The bowl was traditionally fired to a glassy black coloration.  It is in excellent condition, with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Nancy Youngblood Cutler”.

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Youngblood, Nancy (b. 1955)

Nancy Youngblood

Nancy Youngblood

Nancy Youngblood is Mela Youngblood's daughter and Margaret Tafoya's granddaughter.  She was inspired to make the swirl melon bowls when she saw one made by her great-uncle Camilio Tafoya.  Each piece is coil-built, carved, stone polished, and native-fired.  Nancy is focused on the artistry of her pottery and the traditions of Santa Clara Pueblo and her family. When Nancy Youngblood began making pottery, she started with miniatures, creating intricate and tightly carved designs.  Her melon ribbed vessels are among her best-known forms.  There are a variety of styles, including straight ribs, swirl ribs, and "s" swirl ribs.  Each variation required different techniques.  Nancy also creates "free form" designs, which allow her to use the melon rib concept of abstract designs. In 1989, she won "Best of Show" at Santa Fe Indian Market.  This was a testament to the quality and integrity of her pottery art.  Ten years earlier, Margaret Tafoya, her grandmother, also won "Best of Show." Today, Nancy Youngblood continues this fantastic legacy.  Her sons, Christopher, Sergio, and Joseph, worked with the clay.  It is essential to her that each of them learns the techniques and cultural importance of the clay.  Nancy's pottery can be found in museums worldwide.  She has also been featured in numerous books, including "Crafted to Perfection," "Born of Fire," and "The Art of Clay."  She won "Best of Pottery" at the 2015 Santa Fe Indian Market for a large jar with melon ribs and a horse design.  In 2018, she won "Best of Pottery" at Santa Fe Indian Market for a swirl water jar.
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