Storage Jar

c. 1900

Sara Fina Tafoya (Santa Clara, 1863–1949)
Pueblo of Santa Clara

A Tewa ceramist from Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico, Sara Fina Tafoya became well known in the early 20th century for making large, burnished, blackware ceramics, often with bear paw motifs like this example. Her legacy as the matriarch of a renowned family of potters continues today: a work by her grandson Joseph Lonewolf (1932–2014) is also in the the Arts of the Americas collection.

Status: On View, Gallery 161
Department: Arts of the Americas

Artist: Sara Fina Tafoya
Title: Storage Jar
Place: Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1895–1905
Medium: Burnished blackware ceramic
Dimensions: 68.6 × 61 cm (27 × 24 in.)
Credit Line: Edward Johnson, Mrs. Leonard S. Florsheim, Grant J. Pick Purchase, Henry Horner Straus Memorial, and African and Amerindian Curator's Discretionary funds
Reference Number: 2007.211

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