The Dr. Samuel R. Poliakoff Collection of Western Art

at the Abbeville County Library System, Abbeville, SC

Mildred Antonio
Nettie Bica
Blue Corn
Blue Corn
Mary Cain
Barbara and Joseph Cerno
Lorraine Chinama
Marie Z Chino
Marie Z Chino
Marie Z Chino
Grace Chino
Marie Z Chino
Arthur and Hilda Coriz
Juanita Suazo Dubray
Cora Duran
Richard Ebelacker
Laura Gachupin
Rose Chino Garcia
Tina Garcia
Rose Chino Garcia
Virginia Gutierrez
Margaret Gutierrez and Luther Gutierrez
Pula Gutierrez
Pula Gutierrez
Margaret Gutierrez and Luther Gutierrez
Margaret Gutierrez and Luther Gutierrez
Pula Gutierrez
Pula Gutierrez
Pula Gutierrez
Pula Gutierrez
Pula Gutierrez
Lois Gutierrez de la Cruz
Eva Hisita
Stella Huma
Rodina Huma
Rodina Huma
Rodina Huma
Alton Komalestewa
Lucy Lewis
Emma Lewis
Lucy Lewis
Emma Lewis
Emogene Lomakema
Anita Garcia Lowden
Rebecca Lucario
Maria Martinez and Popovi Da
Maria and Julian Martinez
Sofia Medina
Sylvia Naha
Helen Naha
Rainey Naha
Priscilla Namingha
Priscilla Namingha
Leah Nampeyo
Dextra Nampeyo Quotskuyva
Dextra Nampeyo Quotskuyva
Teresita Naranjo
Elizabeth Naranjo
Teresita Naranjo
Bernice Swazo Naranjo
Teresita Naranjo
Joy Navasie
Paulita Pacheco
Virginia T Romero
Jean Sahme Nampeyo
Selina Sanchez
Helen Shupla
Stella Shutiva
Mary Small
Ada Suina
Andrea Tafoya
Mark Tahbo
Thelma Talachy
Robert Tenorio
Lavine Torivio
Vallo
Iris Youvella Nampeyo
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Pueblo pottery
Carved Bowl (#103)
Mary Cain (1915–2010)— Santa Clara Pueblo

Mary Cain is part of the impressive Santa Clara pottery matriarchy, learning to make pottery from her mother, Christina Naranjo, and grandmother, Sara Fina Tafoya. Cain has seven children who are all potters and twelve grandchildren, including the supremely talented contemporary potters Tammy Garcia and Autumn Borts. Potters create red polished pottery using the exact same materials and process that are used for black pottery. The difference resulting in red is that potter did not smother the firing with crushed dung, but allowed air to circulate through the firing.


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