The Dr. Samuel R. Poliakoff Collection of Western Art

at the Abbeville County Library System, Abbeville, SC

Filters: Jim Abieta
Taos Woman Baking Bread
Indian Summer
River Encampment
Proud Elder
Taos Woman Baking Bread (#6)

Abeita's paintings possess a highly developed craftsmanship, painterly skills and deep admiration for Native peoples. He has included all details in this painting; it is as much a lesson in using the horno outdoor oven as a pleasure to look at. The horno oven, made either of stone or adobe bricks, is first heated with a fire. Once heated, the fire is removed from the inside of the oven and replaced with loaves of bread. A well-built oven will retain heat and cook at an even temperature.


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