Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2015 School for Advanced Research.
Jar
Date: before 2010
Artist or Maker: Stella Shutiva (1939 - 1997)
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 16.5 × 20 cm (6 1/2 × 7 7/8 in.)
Weight: 0.7 kg (1.55 lb.)
Medium: clay | paints
Credit Line: Gift of Betty and Luke Vortman, 2010.
Place Made:
Valencia County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.2010-2-47
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksAccording to the participants in the Acoma collection review visit February 17-19, 2016 (Events Record “Collection Review: Acoma Pueblo Review 5”): Stella Shutiva is the daughter of Jessie Garcia; both are now deceased. This jar was made with traditional materials and was fired outdoors. Stella rarely painted pieces like this one. She was more known for her corrugated pieces. She became an award winning artist. Her daughters are: Sandra Garcia and Jackie Histia, who are both potters. Jackie signs her pots "Jackie Shutiva Histia."
In Collection(s)
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