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Subject: Santa Clara Pueblo Black Carved Jar with Water Serpent
Most collectors are aware that Jennie Trammel made fewer pottery items than any of the other daughters of Margaret Tafoya. She had a full-time job away from the pueblo and had little time for making pottery. Interestingly, she was absolutely a phenomenal potter and produced the most beautiful carved wares of the 20th century.
This jar is typical of the exquisite work she produced. The carving of the clay around the Avanyu design is clean and of equal depth. The burnishing and firing were equally spectacularly accomplished. The jar is signed Jennie Trammel on the underside.
Condition: excellent condition with only a very few minor scratches.
Provenance: from a gentleman in Albuquerque
Recommended Reading: Born of Fire: The Pottery of Margaret Tafoya by Charles King
Subject: Santa Clara Pueblo Black Carved Jar with Water Serpent
Artist / Potter: Jennie Trammel (1929 -2010)
Category: Contemporary
Origin: Santa Clara Pueblo
Medium: clay
Size: 5-3/4" x 9-1/4" diameter
Item # C3369A
![Most collectors are aware that Jennie Trammel made fewer pottery items than any of the other daughters of Margaret Tafoya. She had a full-time job away from the pueblo and had little time for making pottery. Interestingly, she was absolutely a phenomenal potter and produced the most beautiful carved wares of the 20th century. This jar is typical of the exquisite work she produced. The carving of the clay around the Avanyu design is clean and of equal depth. The burnishing and firing were equally spectacularly accomplished. The jar is signed Jennie Trammel on the underside. Condition: excellent condition with only a very few minor scratches. Provenance: from a gentleman in Albuquerque Recommended Reading: Born of Fire: The Pottery of Margaret Tafoya [SOLD] by Charles King](https://www.adobegallery.com/uploads/C3369A-carved.jpg "Santa Clara Pueblo Black Carved Jar with Water Serpent")