Modern and Contemporary Art
Artist: LuAnn Tafoya, Santa Clara Pueblo, 1938–1988

Water Jar with a Serpent Design

late 20th–early 21st century

Hand-built, carved, and polished Santa Clara clay

11 × 12 in. (27.9 × 30.5 cm)
Gift of the Patti Skigen, LL.B. 1968, Collection
2019.48.21
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Santa Clara Pueblo
Period: 
20th or 21st century
Classification: 
Containers - Ceramics
Provenance: 

purchased from the artist at Santa Fe Indian Market; Patti Skigen, LL.B. 1968, Collection; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

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