Shirley "Cactus Blossom" Tafoya (1947-2010), Miniature Redware Vessel

Santa Clara Pueblo, carved and fired earthenware, signed "Shirley / Cactus / Blossom / Tafoya" to the underside.

2 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.

Shirley Cactus Blossom Tafoya was born into Santa Clara Pueblo in 1947. She was the daughter of Margaret Tafoya and Alcario Tafoya, granddaughter of Sarafina Tafoya and Geronimo Tafoya. Shirley's work was featured in the 1974 Seven Families in Pueblo Pottery exhibit at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. She was also a participant in the One Space/Three Visions major tri-cultural exhibit at the Albuquerque Museum in 1979.

Artist bio courtesy of Andrea Fisher Gallery

Good estate condition.