Property from various owners
A Santa Clara blackware jar
Attributed to Sara Fina Tafoya, slipped and polished all over from inside the rim to the flat base, four bear paw impressions about the upper shoulder below a row of dimples.
height 15in, diameter 16 1/2in
height 15in, diameter 16 1/2in
Sold for
US$ 11,590
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Sara Fina Tafoya (1863-1949) was well known for using bear paw impressions as a decorative device on her pottery. Examples of such work can be seen in many museums and references. She also experimented with other motifs rendered in similar fashion, such as Avanyus, birds, and simple geometric notions like the ring of short tick marks or dimples on the current lot.
Category: Ethnographic Art / Native American
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