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Biography: Merina Lujan (1906-1993) Pop Chalee - Blue Flower
Category: Artists | Posted by | Mon, May 6th 2013, 3:47pm
Pop Chalee, or Blue Flower, was born in 1908 in Castle Rock, Adobe Gallery authentic historic and contemporary Southwest Pueblo Pottery and fine art.
Read More Subject: Original Painting "Enchanted Forest"
Category: Paintings | Posted by | Mon, May 6th 2013, 3:36pm
Pop Chalee, or Blue Flower, was known for her whimsical interpretations of animal and forest scenes executed in bold, bright colors. She studied in...
Read More Subject: Hopi Piggyback Koyemsi (Mudhead) Katsina Dolls
Category: Kachina - Katsina | Posted by | Mon, May 6th 2013, 2:43pm
Koyemsi or Mudhead Katsinas are probably the most well-known of all the Hopi Katsinas. They appear in almost every Hopi ceremony as clowns, interlo...
Read More Subject: Zuni Three-strand David Tsikewa Fetish Necklace
Category: Jewelry | Posted by | Sat, May 4th 2013, 3:33pm
David Tsikewa brought a previously unseen delicacy to the art of fetish carving. His pieces have a sweet, gentle quality that distinguishes them fr...
Read More Subject: Black and Sienna Pictorial Plate by Tony Da
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Sat, May 4th 2013, 1:26pm
Tony Da, from San Ildefosno Pueblo, was destined to become one of the finest artists of the 20th century. His grandparents, Maria and Julian Martin...
Read More Biography: Margaret Maria Tafoya (1904-2001)
Category: Artists | Posted by | Sat, May 4th 2013, 12:57pm
Margaret Tafoya (1904-2001) Maria Margarita Tafoya - Corn Blossom, Adobe Gallery authentic historic and contemporary Southwest Pueblo Pottery and f...
Read More Subject: Santa Clara Pueblo Red Carved Canteen with Stopper
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Sat, May 4th 2013, 12:49pm
Starting sometime in the early 1950s, Margaret Tafoya made smaller bowls, jars, candlesticks and canteens for sale to tourists visiting the pueblo ...
Read More Subject: Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo Potsuwii'i Incised Revival Bowl
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Sat, May 4th 2013, 12:40pm
By 1890, pottery production at San Juan Pueblo (now Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo) had come to a complete halt. In 1930, Regina Cata organized a pottery stu...
Read More Biography: Paqua Naha (1890-1955) Frog Woman
Category: Artists | Posted by | Sat, May 4th 2013, 12:30pm
Paqua Naha was the original Frogwoman and the mother of Joy Navasie, Adobe Gallery authentic historic and contemporary Southwest Pueblo Pottery and...
Read More Subject: Polychrome Bowl With Palhik Mana Design by Frog Woman
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Sat, May 4th 2013, 12:19pm
It is most unusual to see a bowl by Paqua Naha with a Palhikmana Katsina face as decoration. I don't recall ever seeing one before. Paqua Naha was ...
Read More Subject: Zia Pueblo 19th Century Dough Bowl
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Fri, May 3rd 2013, 4:23pm
Dough bowls apparently were not made at Zia Pueblo before the late 1700s, possibly because of the difficulty in firing such large vessels or perhap...
Read More Biography: Helen Naha (1922-1993) Feather Woman
Category: Artists | Posted by | Fri, May 3rd 2013, 4:14pm
Helen Naha - Feather Woman and Joy Navasie - Frog Woman were sisters-in-law. Adobe Gallery authentic historic and contemporary Southwest Pueblo Pot...
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