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Storage Jar

A work made of burnished blackware ceramic.

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  • A work made of burnished blackware ceramic.

Date:

c. 1900

Artist:

Sara Fina Tafoya
Santa Clara, 1863–1949
Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, United States

About this artwork

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

Santa Clara Pueblo (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

Extended information about this artwork

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