Santa Clara Pueblo Miniature Black Seed Jar [SOLD]

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Geraldine Naranjo (1952- ) Geri

Geraldine (Geri) Naranjo (1952- ) signatureGeri Naranjo is an extraordinary potter and works exclusively in miniature scale. She, along with her daughter Monica and her son Kevin are the primary makers of miniature pottery at Santa Clara Pueblo.

This exquisite black polished jar is designed with adjacent eagle feathers encircling the body in a vertical arrangement.  Above and below the feathers are stone-polished black sections. The jar is signed Geri Naranjo Santa Clara and it was made in 1982.


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

Condition: this Santa Clara Pueblo Miniature Black Seed Jar is in original condition

Provenance: from the collection of a client from Texas

Recommended Reading: Santa Clara Pottery Today by Betty LeFree

Reference and Artist Image: Pueblo Indian Pottery: 750 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf.

Geraldine Naranjo (1952- ) Geri
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