Margaret Tafoya
Margaret Tafoya was the matriarch of Santa Clara Pueblo potters. Born on August 13, 1904, Margaret learned the art of pottery-making from her mother, Sarafina Tafoya. In the 1920s, elaborately carved pottery became popular at Santa Clara, one of the pueblos of the Rio Grande. This may have been in response to a change in the material after Santa Clara’s traditional clay source was lost in a landslide and the new clay required a thicker-walled vessel. Today, Santa Clara has become known for its carved redware and blackware, as well as for incised decoration. Tafoya died in Santa Clara Pueblo on February 25, 2001.
Mid-20th Century American Native American Margaret Tafoya
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Late 20th Century American Native American Margaret Tafoya
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Late 20th Century Native American Margaret Tafoya
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19th Century Native American Antique Margaret Tafoya
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Margaret Tafoya
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Margaret Tafoya
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20th Century American Native American Margaret Tafoya
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1950s Northern Irish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Margaret Tafoya
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Late 20th Century American Margaret Tafoya
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20th Century American Native American Margaret Tafoya
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Margaret Tafoya
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Margaret Tafoya
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2010s American Margaret Tafoya
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Margaret Tafoya
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20th Century Margaret Tafoya
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20th Century American Native American Margaret Tafoya
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