Santa Clara Pueblo Tan and Red Carved Plate [SOLD]

Nathan Youngblood is the grandson of Margaret Tafoya and son of Mela Youngblood.  His sister is Nancy Youngblood.  Nathan performs many public services as well as finding time to make exquisite pottery.  For a more detailed biography of him, take a look on our website by clicking on his name above. 

Youngblood is known for his creative designs and technical precision.  His burnishing is very fine and he finely sands the edges of his carved designs.  He often combines redware with buffware, as in this plate.

He created a stylized Avanyu circling around a buff circle in the center of the plate and placed a raised buff border to frame the design.  The cream/tan background is matte finish and the remainder is stone polished.

Condition: original condition

Provenance:  from the estate of a collector from Colorado

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