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Rose Gonzales (1900-1989), a very rare San Ildefonso

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Native Americana Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Rose Gonzales (1900-1989), a very rare San Ildefonso
Rose Gonzales (1900-1989), a very rare San Ildefonso Pueblo Incised Blackware Pottery Plate of traditional form, decorated with a deeply incised avanyu ("water serpent") band, signed on the underside "Rose", circa 1970. Certificate of Authenticity, Chief Osceola of Seminole Tribe. Measurements 12(in) x 12(in) x 2(in). Rose Cata Gonzales, a native of San Juan Pueblo, was orphaned at an early age when her parents died in an influenza epidemic. She lived with a relative, Mary Cata, until 1920 when she married Robert Gonzales and moved to his native San Ildefonso Pueblo. There she was taught the craft of pottery by her mother-in-law Ramona Sanchez Gonzales. Her pots are characterized by their traditional motifs and her innovative incised designs. By the 1970's she was revered as one of the great Pueblo potters, and her tradition was continued by her son Johnny Tse-Pe/Gonzales, daughter-in-law Dora and granddaughter Irene.