Spherical Polychrome Redware Pottery Jar

Nicolassa Naranjo

Spherical Polychrome Redware  Pottery Jar, Pottery by Nicolassa Naranjo
  • Santa Clara pottery
  • Santa Clara redware
Savvy Price $750.00
Gallery Price $850.00
Title
Spherical Polychrome Redware Pottery Jar
Artist
Nicolassa Naranjo
Medium
Hand coiled pottery
Size
6" height X 6" maximum diameter
Signed
"Nicolassa Santa Clara" underneath
Condition
Excellent
About The Spherical Polychrome Redware Pottery Jar

Originally priced $85, decades ago.

This jar features one of the artist's most characteristic design elements, the avanyu, plumed serpent in a negative design highlighted with salmon and blue slip accents.

About Nicolassa Naranjo
(1910-2002)  This Santa Clara potter was known for both her black on black jars, bowls and wedding vases as well as her polychrome redware.

Nicolassa typically signed her creations Nicolassa, Nicholasa Naranjo or Nicolasa.  
Cultures

American Indian

Medium

Pottery

Subject

Reptiles

Keywords

Nicolassa Naranjo, Santa Clara pottery, Santa Clara redware