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Property from a private Colorado collection, Lots 199-200
Lot 199

A monumental Acoma polychrome bear, Barbara and Joseph Cerno

19 June 2017, 11:00 PDT
San Francisco

US$7,000 - US$10,000

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A monumental Acoma polychrome bear

Barbara and Joseph Cerno, 2006, fully stone-polished, painted heartlines on both sides placed within free-flowing abstract designs incorporating traditional motifs.
height 19in, length 32 1/2in, width 17 1/2in

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Provenance
Purchased directly from the artists

One of only two bears known to have been made by the Cernos, the inspiration came after a visit by Joseph to China. On an invitation by that government to teach his pottery methods, Cerno was impressed by the famed pottery horses and came back eager to build one of the animals familiar to the Pueblos

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