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Richly Carved Polished Blackwware Bowl

Stella Chavarria

About The Richly Carved Polished Blackwware Bowl
Stella's stylized wing design could also reference the head of an avanyu when viewing its indented eye. The quality of Stella's polishing is luscious due to its absolute uniformity.

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Description Stella's stylized wing design could also reference the head of an avanyu when viewing its indented eye. The quality of Stella's polishing is luscious due to its absolute uniformity.
About the Artist

(1939-2000) Daughter of the famed Santa Clara potter, Teresita Naranjo, Stella has been actively making pottery since 1955. She has been exhibiting her work since 1955. Christina Naranjo, another potter, was Stella's grandmother.

Stella is featured in Stephen Trimble's book Talking with the Clay in pages 46-47, in Allan Hayes Southwestern Pottery on page 128, in Lillian Peaster's Pueblo Pottery Family, in Rick Dillingham's Fourteen Families on page 228 and in Gregory Schaff's new book Pueblo Indian Pottery on page 17.

Culture American Indian, Women Artists, USA
Medium Hand-coiled polished and carved blackware pottery
Size 4" height X 6" maximum diameter
Signed "Stella Chavarria Santa Clara Pueblo" pencil incised underneath
Date of creation Circa 1980
Condition Excellent, except 3 tiny abraisions 1/16" or less at rim
Provenance CNC
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