Margaret Tafoya
Wedding Vase
1944
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Margaret Tafoya
Wedding Vase
1944
Physical Qualities
Earthenware, 18 5/8 x 12 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (47.3 x 31.8 x 31.1 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Louise Gutman Bequest Fund
Object Number
2013.106
"Black-on-black" ceramic jar or vase. Made using the coil method, the jar has a handle on each side and two spouts. The entire piece is fullly polished and the carving is only around the shoulder. On one side there is a stylized avanyu head (water serpent) pattern. On the other side is a cloud and rain design.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2013; King Galleries, Scottsdale
Benskin, Elizabeth, and Suzy Wolffe. Teacher's Guide to the American Collection. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Museum of Art, 2014, pages 89 and 96.
Markings: Signed in script on bottom of vessel "Margaret/Tafoya"
Artist
Margaret Tafoya
(Santa Clara Pueblo) b. Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico 1904; d. Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico 2001
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