Early Angela Baca Melon bowl with 24 ribs, signed on bottom “Angela Baca Santa Clara”. Measures 4.5″ Tall, 6″ Wide. Angela, who was born in 1927 and had been potting since 1955, had undoubtedly one of the longest active potting careers in Santa Clara Pueblo. She was the daughter of Severa Tafoya, one of the better known potters of the middle 20th century. Angela was a melon pot specialist making various sizes in both red and black. She had three children, David, Alvin and Leona, who also make nothing but melon pots. One could say that Angela was the matriarch of the First Family of Santa Clara melon pots. More information may be found in the Dillingham book “Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery, ” pages 166-169 and the the Gregory Schaaf book ” Pueblo Indian Pottery, ” page 8. The item “Vintage ANGELA BACA (1927-2014) Melon Pottery Bowl Vessel Santa Clara Pueblo” is in sale since Friday, April 20, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American\ US\1935-Now\Pottery”. The seller is “intagliogallery” and is located in Woodstock, Georgia. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.
- Maker: Angela Baca
- Primary Material: Clay
- Age: Post-1940
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Country/Region of Origin: United States
- Type: Pottery Bowl
- Color: black
- Style: Melon
- Artisan: Angela Baca
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Tribal Affiliation: Sanat Clara
- Origin: Santa Clara, NM