Buff-on-red Seed Jar with Upturned Neck [SOLD]

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Denny Gutierrez, Santa Clara Pueblo Potter

Denny Gutierrez (1942-present) signatureThe artist made a slight modification to placement of the feather design from that seen by most potters from Santa Clara and San Ildefonso.  He placed the feathers at a slight variant from perfectly straight up and downthat is they are slightly angled.  He also added stepped designs and small dots between the feather band and the neck of the jar as well as inverted spikes pendant from the bottom of the feather design.  This southwest Indian pottery jar was beautifully burnished and perfectly fired.  It is signed Denny Gutierrez Santa Clara and dated ’86.

 

Denny Gutierrez (1942-present) is the son of Katherine Gutierrez and he has won awards at Santa Fe Indian Market every year for a decade or more.  Many years he won First Place awards.

 

Condition: original condition

Recommended Reading: Pueblo Indian Pottery 750 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf.  This book is currently not available from Adobe Gallery.

Provenance: from a gentleman in Albuquerque

Denny Gutierrez, Santa Clara Pueblo Potter
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