Santa Clara Pueblo Black Carved Jar with Water Serpent [R]

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