Tafoya, Shirley – Bowl with Carved Rain and Mesa Designs (1976)

Shirley Tafoya was the youngest daughter of Margaret Tafoya and was known for her miniature pottery. This is an early piece of her pottery from 1976. It is coil-built, deeply carved, and fully polished. The bowl has four panels of design with deeply carved mesa and rain patterns. The bowl is highly polished and fired a deep black coloration. The bowl is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Shirley Cactus Blossom Tafoya”.