jar with Avanyu design, Legoria Tafoya

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Legoria Tafoya, jar with Avanyu design
Legoria Tafoya, jar with Avanyu design
Legoria Tafoya
jar with Avanyu design
1970s
Legoria Tafoya
Cultural affiliations: Santa Clara
1911–1984, active 1930–1984
jar with Avanyu design, 1970s
Where object was made: New Mexico, United States
Material/technique: carving; ceramic; burnishing
Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 17.5 x 16 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 6 7/8 x 6 5/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Forrest E. Jones
Accession number: 2007.4268
On display: Kress Gallery
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This blackware vessel made by Santa Clara potter Legoria Tafoya illustrates some similarities with San Ildefonso pottery. Both techniques contrast reflective burnished surfaces with areas of matte black, and both depict important mythological beings, such as the water serpent Avanyu seen here. This example also demonstrates one major difference: the use of carving and incising to create three-dimensional designs.
Intersections
This blackware vessel made by Santa Clara potter Legoria Tafoya illustrates some similarities with San Ildefonso pottery. Both techniques contrast reflective burnished surfaces with areas of matte black, and both depict important mythological beings, such as the water serpent Avanyu seen here. This example also demonstrates one major difference: the use of carving and incising to create three-dimensional designs.

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Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
2022–2027