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Historic Santa Clara Pottery Bowl by Minnie Vigil

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Pottery Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:80.00 - 150.00 USD
Historic Santa Clara Pottery Bowl by Minnie Vigil
Historic Native American Santa Clara Avanyu Pottery Bowl by Minnie Vigil, measures 4.5'' x 6'' and is signed on the bottom, measures 4.5'' x 6'', some scuffing, FYI: ''Born in 1931 of mixed Santa Clara and Pojoaque heritage as Maria D. Vigil, Like her sisters, Minnie grew up learning the fundamentals of the traditional way of making pottery from their mother, Petra Montoya Gutierrez. She began making pottery in 1955 and earned her first award at the Santa Fe Indian Market in 1975. Minnie specializes in polychrome wares, some slipped in red clay and stone polished, some slipped in matte tan clay and not polished. Minnie typically signs her pieces as Minnie, Santa Clara.''