Vintage SANTA CLARA BLACKWARE POTTERY VASE POT JAR, Nathan Youngblood, c1978 For your consideration is this sensational handmade and hand polished vintage Santa Clara Blackware pottery vase jar by award winning Santa Clara potter Nathan Youngblood, circa 1978. It was one of his first piece of pottery that he created when he started producing artware. This fabulous blackware pot was hand coiled and hand polished to a high sheen. Measures approximately 5-1/2" tall with 5" diameter. In excellent condition for its age. No cracks, chips or repairs (the white spot on bottom is a piece of tape). Signed, hallmarked and dated on bottom. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. A spectacular piece of Santa Clara pottery by world renown award winning potter Nathan Youngblood. Highly collectible! Nathan Youngblood, born in 1954, is the grandson of Margaret Tafoya, and the son of Mela and Walt Youngblood. Along with his sister, Nancy, he is one of the most sought after potters working today. Nathan is a traditional potter, who has won more than 44 awards from the Indian Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico including Best of Class and Best of Traditional Pottery. Santa Clara Pottery The Santa Clara pueblo currently has the largest number of active potters of the pueblo pottery producers. The pueblo is famous for the carved and/or polished blackware and redware. Margaret Tafoya and her mother, SaraFina Tafoya, are considered the matriarchs of Santa Clara pottery. They developed the carved pottery technique in the 1920s. Helen Shupla was another important innovator who created the melon bowl from an earlier historic version. Her melon bowls are distinctive because she pushes the ribs from the inside out instead of carving them on the outside. Black-on-black and redware is still popular as well as polychrome designs. Many potters favor highly polished surfaces and frequently use the traditional bear paw imprint. The avanyu, Tewa for water serpent, is a favorite motif. The double-spouted wedding vase is also a popular vessel. Recently several potters are creating sgraffito pottery, finely detailed geometrics and plant and animal forms on vessels. The potters use multiple colors of clay slips to emphasize areas of decorations. Some of the most innovative potters are at Santa Clara creating very traditional and non-traditional vessels, including Joseph Lonewolf, Grace Medicine Flower, Nathan Youngblood, Lucy Year Flower, Nancy Youngblood, Jody Folwell, Autumn Bortz and Tammy Garcia. We have a nice selection of vintage and current Santa Clara pottery, please feel free to browse our store at your leisure! If you are interested in more than one item, we would be happy to work out a package deal. Just email us on the items you are interested in. Thanks for looking and be sure to check out my store for more selections of authentic handmade Native American pottery! 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