Margaret Tafoya Black Carved Pottery Jar

This carved blackware jar was created by Santa Clara Pueblo matriarch Margaret Tafoya. It's a tall, slim shape with an appropriately wide-open rim. As is always the case with Tafoya's works, it is well-balanced, symmetrical, and has no obvious flaws or issues of any sort. Tafoya operated at a high level throughout her storied career, and her incredible skill is apparent in the quality of vessels like this one.

Recommended Reading: Born of Fire: The Pottery of Margaret Tafoya by Charles S. King

Reference of Tafoya Family tree and biographical information: Family Tree 1, page 137 of Pueblo Indian Pottery: 750 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf.

TAGS: Santa Clara Pueblo, Southwest Indian Pottery, Sara Fina Gutierrez Tafoya, Virginia Ebelacker, Mela Youngblood, Toni Roller, LuAnn Tafoya, Margaret Tafoya