Jemez Pueblo Pottery Jar with Heart Design [SOLD]

The potter, Carlotta Toya (1937 - ) of Jemez Pueblo, carved into the top center of this jar, a beautifully shaped heart, which is stone polished slip, and outlined it in deep red with a further outline of black.  The design on the mid-body is a traditional design seen on Zia dough bowls.

I have not been able to find a reference to the potter but perhaps she had connections to Zia Pueblo prior to moving to Jemez, possibly as a result of marriage.  At any rate, she is a fine potter.  The jar is signed with the potter's name, Jemez, and 2/14/88.  Perhaps it was a Valentine gift to Mrs. Katherine H. Rust, from whose estate it is now available.

Condition: original condition

Provenance:  from the collection of Katherine H. Rust