Santa Clara Pottery
Santa Clara and San Ildefonso have both been known for black pottery for over three centuries.
A Santa Clara tradition is the creation of large storage jars with an indented bear paw design. The near-legendary families of Tafoya, Naranjo, Navasie and Gutierrez continue to make some of the finest pots in the world. Margaret Tafoya, the matriarch of Santa Clara Pueblo potters, passed away in February 2001 at the age of 96. |  | |
This bowl was made by Lela and Luther Gutierrez, a famous mother and son team. This bowl is 4 inches tall and 6 inches wide.
This wedding vase is stunning. The precise designs on the pot are made beautifully. The muted colors are exquisite.
This pot stands 3 inches tall. Signed Lela and Luther Gutierrez this pot has the Avanyu "water serpent" design.
Lela and Luther Gutierrez are of the Santa Clara Pueblo. The pots from this mother and son collaboration are highly sought. They would add to any collection. This wedding vase stands 5 1/2 inches.
Clay beaver from the Pueblo of Santa Clara in New Mexico. Measures 4 1/2 inches long and is surface decorated with clay slip. Some of the features are carved into the beaver, like it's eyes and mouth.
Beautiful polychrome redware pot with two handles. The pot is decorated with cream, red, yellow, blue slip in a design that is mirrored on each side of the bowl. Measures 9 1/2 inches by 8 inches by 6 inches tall. This bowl was signed on the bottom, Santa Clara is legible but the artist signature is not readable.
Anita Suazo of the Santa Clara Pueblo has been making award winning pottery for 50 some years. Anita's fine pottery began placing at the Santa Fe Indian Market in 1979. The featured pot has some of her favorite design elements, rain clouds and kiva steps. Circumference is 19 1/2 inches.
This nice Santa Clara red toned pot is signed "Minnie" and measures 6-1/2" wide and 6" high.
A nicely incised hand-coiled pot by Phyllis Tafoya of Santa Clara Pueblo. The incised image is a Water Serpent. This pot is four and one-half" wide by 2 and one-half inches tall.
