Taos Micaceous Lidded Jar by Rose [R]

Since 1984, the City of Santa Fe has bestowed the honor of "Santa Fe Living Treasures" on a select number of deserving individuals.  In 1994, the city bestowed that honor on Rose Naranjo, potter from Santa Clara Pueblo.  Rose Naranjo was born in 1917, married Michael Naranjo, a Southern Baptist minister, when she was 18, and, for the next 27 years they lived at Taos which is where she learned to make micaceous pottery of the Taos Pueblo style.

This micaceous jar with a lid was made from traditional micaceous clay, although it may or may not have been made during her time at Taos.  She continued working with micaceous clay even after moving back to Santa Clara Pueblo.

Among her children and grandchildren are Jody Folwell, Michael Naranjo, Rina Swentzell, Nora Naranjo-Morse, Susan Folwell, Roxanne Swentzell and others, all of whom are accomplished artists.

Rose Naranjo was one of the artists included in the exhibit "Lost and Found Traditions: Native American Art 1965-1985" organized by the American Federation of Arts.

Condition: The jar is in original excellent condition.

Provenance:  from a gentleman in Albuquerque

Recommended Reading: Pueblo Indian Pottery 750 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf