Water Serpent
Collectors vase by Tonita Pena, is in excellent condition, featuring the classic design of the Water Serpent. Measuring 9 inches in diameter by 16 1/2 inches tall.
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.
A lovely "Avanyu" or water serpent redware vase by Vickie Martinez. Beautifully shaped and carved.
Frances M. Chavarria actively made pottery from 1930 to 1970. She was the daughter of Cynthia Tafoya and wife of Antonio Chavarria. A number of her pots are in the Heard Museum collection in Phoenix Arizona.
Chirstina Naranjo made pottery from 1925 to 1980; she was the daughter of Sarafino and Geronimo Tafoya, and her pottery was included in the Seven Families in Pueblo Pottery exhibit at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology. Her pottery is also included in the Heard Museum collection in Phoenix, Arizona. The value of her pieces consistently rises.
