3 Santa Clara Pottery Items & 2 Mini Baskets, 5 items
Five (5) Native American items, including three (3) Santa Clara pottery pieces and two (2) miniature baskets. 1st & 2nd items: Grace Medicine Flower (Santa Clara, b. 1938) and Camilio "Sunflower" Tafoya (Santa Clara, 1902-1995) pottery items including one (1) blackware jar with incised signatures "Grace & Camilio Tafoya" and one (1) small seed jar with incised signature "Grace Medicine Flower." Both with incised sgraffito Kachina decoration. 3" H and 1" H. 3rd item: Miniature pottery Chemehuevi vase by Niadi Wildflower, having a red ground and black painted geometric decoration, signed Niadi on the base. 1 1/2" H. 4th & 5th items: Two (2) miniature Southwest pottery baskets including one (1) lidded form. 1" H and 1 1/2" dia. All items 20th century.Provenance: Private East Tennessee collection.
Condition Report: 1st item with 2 hairlines emanating from the rim. Remaining items very good condition.
View it on
Sale price
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
Five (5) Native American items, including three (3) Santa Clara pottery pieces and two (2) miniature baskets. 1st & 2nd items: Grace Medicine Flower (Santa Clara, b. 1938) and Camilio "Sunflower" Tafoya (Santa Clara, 1902-1995) pottery items including one (1) blackware jar with incised signatures "Grace & Camilio Tafoya" and one (1) small seed jar with incised signature "Grace Medicine Flower." Both with incised sgraffito Kachina decoration. 3" H and 1" H. 3rd item: Miniature pottery Chemehuevi vase by Niadi Wildflower, having a red ground and black painted geometric decoration, signed Niadi on the base. 1 1/2" H. 4th & 5th items: Two (2) miniature Southwest pottery baskets including one (1) lidded form. 1" H and 1 1/2" dia. All items 20th century.Provenance: Private East Tennessee collection.
Condition Report: 1st item with 2 hairlines emanating from the rim. Remaining items very good condition.