Flora & Glenda Naranjo Santa Clara Pueblo Polychrome Rare Large Pottery Bowl VTG

Description: This beautiful large pottery bowl by Flora & Glenda Naranjo is a true masterpiece of Santa Clara Pueblo art. Handmade with care and attention to detail, it features a stunning polychrome design that showcases the rich culture and heritage of Native American art in the United States. The bowl is perfect for use as a decorative piece, and its unique design is sure to add a touch of elegance and sophistication to any space. Great one to add to your Native American collection! This pottery bowl has an earthen red polished background. The polychrome design surrounds the upper half of the bowl with colors of Sage, Sky Blue, Beige and Cream. The design consists of four panels, two of which feature a yucca and mountain design. They are interspersed by two panels of feather designs. This is a hand coiled pottery bowl made by traditional methods of the pueblo. Measurements: 7.5" x 5.5" approximately. Signed: Flora & Glenda Naranjo _ Santa Clara, Pueblo on the base of the bowl. Circa: 1980 Biography:Santa Clara Pueblo artist Flora Naranjo was always a consistent pottery maker in that the quality of her work was always above average. For years, she made pottery alone, then, later in life, she worked with her daughter Glenda Naranjo.Flora Naranjo (1915-2000) had taught all her children the techniques of pottery making.Reference: Pueblo Indian Pottery: 750 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf. Glenda Naranjo, “Cloth Stick Flower”, is a full blooded Native American Indian. She was born in 1953 into the Santa Clara-Tewa Pueblo. Glenda was inspired to continue the long lived tradition of hand coiling pottery from her late mother, Flora Naranjo. Flora taught Glenda all the fundamentals of working with clay and using ancient methods to construct her pottery. Glenda has been working with clay since the age of 10. The lucrative aspect of the business also played a key roll in her becoming a clay artist.Glenda specializes in hand coiling traditional black on black and red Santa Clara pottery. She gathers her clay from the grounds within the Santa Clara Pueblo. Glenda soaks the clay, grinds it to a sandy grain, hand mixes, hand coils, hand shapes, hand carves, and fires her finished product the traditional way, outdoors, with horse dung. Her patterns include the Water Serpent and Feather diagrams. She hand coils a wide variety of sizes and shapes of traditional pottery. Glenda enjoys working with clay and feels that in doing so, she proudly adds to the art world and continues the long lived legacy of her people. She currently is also teaching her immediate family to construct the beautiful pottery that her Pueblo is famous for making. She signs her pottery as: Glenda Naranjo, SCP. Glenda is related to: Frances Salazar, Barbara Martinez, Vickie Martinez, and Sammy Naranjo.Reference: Pueblo Direct

Price: 682.5 USD

Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

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