Beautifully Burnished Red Melon Jar by Toni Roller

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Toni Roller, Santa Clara Pueblo Potter

Artist signature of Toni Roller, Santa Clara Pueblo PotterThis highly burnished red melon jar was made by Toni Roller of Santa Clara Pueblo. It is signed "Toni Roller Santa Clara Pueblo" and dated "October 1986". The expanded melon ribs and the canals between ribs are all burnished, so there is no matte finish in the design. Toni Roller (1935-) is a daughter of Margaret Tafoya and granddaughter of Sarafina Tafoya.


Reference: Pueblo Indian Pottery: 750 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf

TAGS: Santa Clara PuebloSara Fina TafoyaMargaret TafoyaVirginia EbelackerJennie TrammellMela YoungbloodLuann TafoyaShirley Tafoya, Toni Roller

Alternate view of this pottery vessel.

Toni Roller, Santa Clara Pueblo Potter
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