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Santa Clara melon bowl by Nancy Youngblood Lugo

Creator: Nancy Youngblood Lugo
Offered by: Marcy Burns American Indian Arts LLC

Description
Nancy Youngblood has always worked with traditional materials and methods, including firing, and she has been able to fine-tune the process to such an extent that her pots are truly examples of beauty. Nancy refined the traditional melon bowl form, developing the melon’s ribs into an “s” shape. This pot has 32 ribs, which is incredibly difficult to produce. Incising the clay is a tradition at Santa Clara, developed by Nancy Youngblood’s grandmother Margaret Tafoya. Nancy’s website indicates that she was also influenced by the work of Grace Medicine Flower and Teresita Naranjo. (http://www.nancyyoungbloodinc.com/biography.html)

This pot was purchased from Gallery 10 in Scottsdale. Lee Cohen, the owner of Gallery 10, was an early and avid promoter of Nancy Youngblood’s pottery.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States
Period:	1980-1999
Condition:	Good. excellent condition
Creation Date:	1996
Styles / Movements:	American Indian, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	mc2183
Incollect Reference #:	354279

Dimensions

H.	4.5 in;	Diam.	9 in;
H.	11.43 cm;	Diam.	22.86 cm;

Message from Seller:

For over thirty years, Marcy Burns American Indian Arts LLC has been nationally recognized as a premier dealer in antique American Indian basketry, textiles, pottery and jewelry, including Native American and Classic Designer jewelry from Taxco, Mexico.

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