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2018.3.26Description
Property P21: Geraldine Sandia, Red on Red Seed Pot, Object: pottery, Artist/Maker: Sandia, Geraldine (b.1950, Jemez: NM), Title/Model: Red on Red Seed Pot, Date/Region: ca. 1980 / New Mexico, Medium/Technique: earthenware, polished and unpolished slip/coil, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 2" H x 3.75" W x less than .5" opening, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: yes, "G. Sandia", Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: The shoulder has an even pattern of pointed feathers as decoration. Sandia uses local clay and her surfaces are sanded, hand painted and stone polished before traditional outdoor firing. Her method is called two-tone polychrome. Artist made imperfections on decorative unpolished slip from air bubbles. Scratched in pencil on bottom is "To". A white paper adhesive sticker on the bottom reals "273".Collection
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2018.3.26
Artist Geraldine Sandia
Jemez Pueblo, NM
Collected by Dr. Carol Getty