Description: Santa Clara Black Pottery Beaver with Branch Dorothy & Paul Gutierrez Approximate Dimensions: 3 by 1 inch 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’ (Mudheads are what we call ‘Koshares’ and take place in Indian ceremonial dances). Paul passed away in 2017 and 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.Dorothy had, for a short while, had been making pottery after Paul passed away, but no longer does so. You will receive the actual item pictured. It will be carefully wrapped and shipped First Class Mail for Fast Safe Arrival.Free Shipping! Thank You. Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
Price: 60 USD
Location: Center Line, Michigan
End Time: 2024-12-06T17:31:56.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Handmade: Yes
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Featured Refinements: Santa Clara Pottery
Culture: Native American: US
Artisan: Dorothy & Paul Gutierrez
Provenance: Kilimanjaro Collection
Origin: Santa Clara Pueblo
Tribal Affiliation: Santa Clara
