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Black and Sienna Seed Jar with Avanyu Design by Juan B. Tafoya - 25725
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Fri, Aug 19th 2016, 4:46pm
Juan Tafoya was a well-known San Ildefosno potter who passed away prematurely at age 57 years. He specialized in sgraffito designs where he would chip away at the polished slip to form a textured background for his design, in this instance for the design of the Avanyu (water serpent). After firing the jar in a reduction firing to achieve a black finish, he then re-oxidized the designed area to bring the black color to sienna, after which he inserted the turquoise cab.