$1,275
Artist: Benjamin Toya
Style: Jar
Pueblo: Jemez, NM
Period: Contemporary
Dimensions: 10″ H x 10.75″ W
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Benjamin & Geraldine “Laguna Flower” Toya are full-blooded Native American Indians born into the Jemez Pueblo. Benjamin is a member of the Acorn Clan, and Geraldine is a member of the Coyote Clan. Benjamin was born in 1964. They learned the art of pottery making at a very young age, but didn’t take a serious interest in pottery making until 1985.
More About the ArtistThe art of Jemez Pottery making was revived in the 1800s after being lost during the Spanish conquest of the American Southwest. After being developed in the traditional style, the pottery has been enhanced over the generations to include several wonderful clay colors and traditional shapes. Jemez Pueblo Pottery has also been influenced by later generations by polishing and incising the pottery, fine line painting, inlaid stonework and storyteller figures.
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