Water jar

Margaret Tafoya (Kha-’Po Owingeh (Santa Clara Pueblo), 1904–2001)

Alcario Tafoya (Kha-’Po Owingeh (Santa Clara Pueblo), 1900–1995)

about 1963

Object PlaceSanta Clara, New Mexico, United States

Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with polished slip

DimensionsOverall: 43.8cm (17 1/4 in.)
Diam.(Overall): 33 cm (13in.)

Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by John S. Montgomery

Accession number1996.334

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ClassificationsCeramics

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ProvenanceApril 1963, sold by the artist, Santa Clara, CA, to Ward R. Vickery (b. 1908 - d. 1994), Wichita, KS and Taos, NM, for the Vickery Oil Company collection; collection passed by from Ward Vickery to his daughter, Lucinda Vickery and her husband, Hal Ottaway, Wichita; sold by Lucinda Vickery and Hal Ottaway to Anthony Sobin Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM; 1996, sold by Anthony Sobin Fine Art to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 18, 1996)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.