Mela Tafoya Youngblood, Santa Clara Pueblo Potter
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Santa Clara Pueblo artist Mela Tafoya Youngblood was best known for her blackware pottery water jars with bear paws.
Mela Tafoya Youngblood (1931-1991) Mistletoe Yellow was the daughter of Margaret Tafoya, granddaughter of Sara Fina Tafoya, and mother of Nancy Youngblood and Nathan Youngblood.
Reference: Pueblo Indian Pottery: 750 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf.
Relative Links: Santa Clara Pueblo, Margaret Tafoya, Sara Fina Tafoya, Nancy Youngblood, Nathan Youngblood
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