Grace "Medicine Flower" Tafoya (Born 1938) Pueblo, Santa Clara Redware Jar with Stopper. Sgraffito design all around the top half of the piece with floral and insect forms. Stopper molded from the same clay. Signed on the underside, along with her hallmark and the numbers "88995." 

Condition: Repaired crack in stopper. 

Size: 2 x 2 x 3 1/4 in. 

Grace Tafoya, known by her Tewa name “Medicine Flower,” was born December 13th, 1938 on the Santa Clara Pueblo, part of the famed Tafoya pottery family, and learned her craft under her aunt Margaret Tafoya. Her earliest works were done in the late 1960s in collaboration with her father, Camilio, and were signed with both their names before she became famous for her own intricately carved miniature redware and blackware featuring birds, wildlife, and flowers. Her work has won multiple awards at the Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremonials, and found its way into countless public and private collections around the world, including at the White House and the Heard Museum. 

Repaired crack in stopper. 

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