Pueblo Pottery

Traditional, wide Hopi pot with parrot design and a narrow neck.  Signed by Gloria Mahle, with her leaf and feather hallmark.  She crafts her pieces with traditional Hopi-Tewa pottery designs. DETAILSArtist: Gloria Mahle, HopiSize: 3 1/2" high x 5 1/4"...

Small  Hopi wedding vase with rain designs by artist Carla Nampeyo. Born in 1961, Carla Nampeyo is the daughter of Thomas Polacca of Polacca and Gertrude, a Hopi woman from Shungopavi. She grew up with her time split between the...

Traditional Hopi painted pot with parrot feather design signed by Carla Nampeyo.  This low, wide pot has a short, narrow neck.  Carla Nampeyo Claw is better known for her etched and carved pottery.  She is a daughter of noted potter...

Vintage handmade polished clay pot with painted mountain design by Earlene Youngbird Tafoya, Santa Clara Pueblo Earlene Youngbird-Tafoya is known for her polychrome redware pottery. She is a daughter of Felix and Adelaide Silva Sisnero and a daughter-in-law of Mida...

Small vase with rain, artist Miriam Nampeyo, Hopi. Born in 1956, Miriam Tewaguna Nampeyo is the daughter of Elva Nampeyo and granddaughter of Fannie Nampeyo. Miriam learned the traditional art of making pottery from both women as she was growing...

Adelle Lalo Nampeyo Hopi Pot. This lovely and traditional pot by noted artist Adelle Lalo Nampeyo, Hopi. The pot is handmade and fired in the traditional way. Her design includes water symbols and eagle tail. DETAILS:Size: 4" high, 5 1/2"...

The Gachupin family from the Jemez Pueblo are known for their beautifully shaped and polished melon style bowls.  This one is just beautiful and in excellent condition.  Melanie Gachupin, Jemez Pueblo b. 1974 created this pot and it has been...

This lovely, vintage smoked pinion-pitch Navajo pot is a classic piece from noted potter Rose Williams, marked RW.  Many of her pieces are simple, usually with smoke clouds and a single braid for decoration.  Made in 1999. Born in 1915,...

Handmade Jemez Pueblo pot, hand polished and painted with eagle feather design. Signed by Mary H. Loretto.  DETAILS:Artist: Mary H. Loretto, Jemez PuebloSize: 4 1/2" high x 6" at widestCondition: from a private collection, very good condition JM23

Vintage handmade polished blackware pot with carved avanyu (the water snake) design, signed by Stella Chavarria, Santa Clara Pueblo. Stella Chavarria is part of a long line of Santa Clara Pueblo artists including her grandmother, Christina Naranjo; her great aunt,...

Vintage handmade polished blackware pot with carved design, signed by Frances Salazar, Santa Clara Pueblo. Frances Naranjo Salazar was an awarded Santa Clara artist, the daughter of Flora T. Naranjo and Ramon Naranjo. She learned how to make pottery from...

Vintage handmade polished clay pot with painted geometric design by Kathy Gutierrez, Santa Clara Pueblo Kathy Gutierrez is a daughter of Helen Atencio Gutierrez (San Ildefonso) and Frank Gutierrez (Santa Clara). She is known for her traditional designs of San...

Unique Acoma Pueblo painted pot with swirled paint block and bowtie design. Signed L. Concho by Lolita Torivio Concho (1914-2000). Lolita was the daughter of Antonio and Teofilia Torivio.  She was a sister of Juanita Torivio, Mamie Torivio-Ortiz, Francis Torivio,...

Beautifully detailed Acoma Pueblo pot painted with a friendship design. Signed "Torivio" by the artist, Mary Torivio.  Born into Acoma Pueblo in January 1945, she is the daughter of Marie Torivio. Among her siblings were Loretta Garcia and Nelda Lucero....

Vintage handmade blackware narrow neck pot with carved avanyu (the water snake) design, signed by Denise Chavarria, Santa Clara Pueblo. Denise Chavarria is the daughter of Loretto and Stella Chavarria. She learned how to make pottery through watching and working...

Medium vintage clay flute player figurine by Marvis Aragon, Acoma Pueblo. Signed "Marvis A. Acoma N.M." and dated '94. APPROXIMATE SIZE3" H x 2 7/8" W x 3 1/4" diam. Marvis Aragon, Acoma Pueblo, is a ceramic artist whose work...

Small vintage clay ram figurine by Marvis Aragon, Acoma Pueblo. Signed "Marvis Aragon Acoma N.M."  Ram figure has a hole in the head is hollow in the center like a pot. APPROXIMATE SIZE2 7/8" high x 2" wide x 3"...

Native American handmade and carved feather red pot by San Ildefonso Pueblo potter Juan Tafoya. APPROXIMATE SIZE:3" H x 4" W x 4" diameterJuan Tafoya was one of the most highly regarded ceramic artists in San Ildefonso Pueblo known for...

Vintage handmade polished clay pot with painted avanyu (the water serpent) design, by Nicolasa Naranjo, Santa Clara Pueblo. Nicolasa Naranjo was a daughter of Tomacita and Agapito Naranjo, granddaughter of Sara Fina Tafoya and a cousin of Margaret Tafoya.  She...

Small vintage clay flute player figurine by Marvis Aragon, Acoma Pueblo. Signed "Marvis Aragon Acoma N.M." and dated 1995. APPROXIMATE SIZE2 1/4" H x 2" W x 2 1/2" diam. Marvis Aragon, Acoma Pueblo, is a ceramic artist whose work...

Vintage clay bison by Natalie Sandia, Jemez Pueblo.  Signed N. Sandia. APPROXIMATE SIZE3 1/2" high x 1 1/4" wide at horns x 4 1/4" long Natalie Sandia, Jemez Pueblo, is known for her polished pottery-especially genie vases, with highly intricate...

Vintage handmade polished clay pot with painted eagle feather design, signed "Harriet" by Harriet Tafoya, Santa Clara Pueblo. Harriet, the daughter of Cresencia Tafoya, is known for her red and black pieces, some painted and some carved. She has won...

Native American handmade and carved butterfly red clay pot by Jemez Pueblo potter Gabriel Cajero.  APPROXIMATE SIZE:6" H x 5" W x 5" diameter Gabriel Cajero is an awarded potter who comes from a large family of Pueblo potters -...

Vintage handmade polished clay pot with carved bear paw design, by Sophie Cata, Santa Clara Pueblo.  Sophie (1957- ) or 'Eagle Feather Basket", is the daughter of Francis Salazar and comes from a long line of distinguished, women artisans. Her...