This
is a Dorothy and Paul Gutierrez black pottery signed baby buffalo.
It measures about 1 ½’
high x 2 1/4” long.
The couple were
perhaps the most famous potters from Santa Clara. Please see the
information below.
The
Gutierrez couple; Paul ‘White Corn’ was born 1936 into the Santa
Clara-Tewa Pueblo and Dorothy ‘Corn Maiden’ was born in 1940 in the Navajo
Indian Nation. They were encouraged to work with clay since
young-Paul since age 12 (grandson of Lela and Van Gutierrez and son of Luther Gutierrez
(of Margaret and Luther Fame).
Paul
and Dorothy were married in 1965 and are perhaps the best known black pottery
making team of Santa Clara Black Pottery. Their work consists mostly
of bowls, animal figurines and ‘Mud Heads’.
Paul
and Dorothy have passed away so there is no more pottery from the wonderful
Pottery team that had made pottery for over 50 years. All that is
now available is from existing collections. The Gutierrez family
biography can be found in many books including, “The Fourteen Families in
Pueblo Pottery”, by Rick Dillingham.
Jemez Pueblo New Mexico Handmade Clay Storyteller Boot Shoe Children CLS JEMEZ
Sweet,
vintage hand made clay art pottery Native American "storyteller" piece
Signed CLS Jemez NM on the bottom
Believed to be Caroline Loretto Seonia
Features a 6 3/4" moccasin style boot with leather lace up sides with cute little children hanging on the sides and others sitting on the toe
9 children total
Lovely piece for an air plant, live plant or other small elongated objects for display
Beautiful artisan pottery piece for the home or office
GOOD, PRE-OWNED CONDITION WITH A REPAIR TO ONE OF THE KIDS AT THE TOP OF THE BOOT (SEE PHOTOS #10&11). NO OTHER CONDITION ISSUES. NO CRACKS OR CHIPS. SOME LIGHT DUST IN THE DEEP CREVICES
