Williams Gallery West - Folk Art - North American

Folk Art - North America - Pottery, Ceramics, Textiles
c 1950 Santa Clara Pueblo Redware Pot PRICE $110 dimensions: approx 5 1/4" diameter x 5" deep
Nice Santa Clara burnished redware polychrome pot. Decorated with traditional geometric designs in creamy white, buff, blue-gray, and orange over orange slip. Hand built. Piece is unsigned. Good Condition. Typical wear from age. No chips or cracks. Minor pigment loss here and there.
Santa Clara potters have been producing redware pots since the mid 19th century. White pigment was added around the turn of the century, buff or tan and "weak red" around 1930, then blue gray around 1940. Typical designs include geometric scalloped, zig-zag, and stair step patterns, and also "avunya" dragons, deer, and other animals.
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