Zuni jar attributed to Catalina Zunie
8 3/4" diameter by 6 3/4" high
images of frogs, tadpoles, and dragonflies
circa 1900-1930s
$8500.
(P0424)
This is one of the finest examples of Catalina Zuni's work.The attribution to Catalina Zuni has been made by two of the leading academicians in this field.
This jar is beautifully painted and is finely formed. Catalina Zuni taught pottery at Zuni from the 1920s-1930s and is considered one of the best potters at Zuni during this period.
For a more detailed discussion of Catalina Zuni, see Lanmon and Harlow, The Pottery of Zuni Pueblo (Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 2008), pp 525-527.
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