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San Ildefonso Stone Polished and Carved Red Jar by Rose Gonzales - C3752D
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Mon, Apr 4th 2016, 5:55pm
Rose Gonzales was born at Ohkay Owingeh (formerly San Juan) Pueblo in 1900 and, soon after, became an orphan when her parents died from the flu epidemic. She and her sister survived by boarding at the Santa Fe Indian School. She married Robert Gonzales of San Ildefonso Pueblo and moved to his pueblo at that time. She learned the art of pottery making from his mother.
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