Acoma Black on White Seed Jar [SOLD]

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Dorothy Torivio, Acoma Pueblo Potter
  • Category: Modern
  • Origin: Acoma Pueblo, Haak’u
  • Medium: clay, pigment
  • Size: 3-1/8” height x 6” diameter
  • Item # 25975
  • SOLD

Alternate side view of side panel design.
Dorothy Torivio (1946 - 2011) signaturePicture of Dorothy Torivio of Acoma Pueblo, New MexicoThis black on white seed jar is an excellent example of the style and workmanship of Dorothy Torivio’s repertoire. The expanding scale of the designs from the neck downward is rendered in perfection.  The design expands from the neck to the widest diameter then retracts in scale on the underbody.

 

Condition: The jar is in excellent condition.

Provenance: this Acoma Black on White Seed Jar is from a gentleman in Santa Fe

Recommended Reading:  Art of Clay - Timeless Pottery of the Southwest by Lee M. Cohen

Source of artist image: Southern Pueblo Pottery: 2,000 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf.

Close up view of design.

Dorothy Torivio, Acoma Pueblo Potter
  • Category: Modern
  • Origin: Acoma Pueblo, Haak’u
  • Medium: clay, pigment
  • Size: 3-1/8” height x 6” diameter
  • Item # 25975
  • SOLD

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