| Jeannie Mountain Flower Dunlap | |
 10 1/2" in diameter by 7 1/2" in height SOLD plus shipping & insurance |
Jeannie Mountain Flower Dunlap is the daughter of Carmelita Dunlap.
Mountain Flower was born in 1953 and started potting in 1975.
She has exhibited every year at the Santa Fe Indian Market since 1985.
She is known for her classic black on black ollas with painted traditional designs. Carmelita Dunlap was the niece of Maria Martinez, who is considered the institution of San Ildefonso pottery. Carmelita was born in 1925 and learned pottery making by watching her aunts Maria and Desideria Montoya. Carmelita's mother passed away when she was very young and Maria and Desideria raised her from then on. Carmelita was considered the last living protégé of Maria until her death in 2000. San Ildefonso Pueblo is known for its beautiful, highly polished pottery. San Ildefonso pottery is formed and finished by hand. Work such as coiling, molding and sanding are very important to the way the pot will look when finished. The designs are then carefully painted on the polished surface, using a mixture of clay and water, which is called a slip. The work is then fired in an outdoor open-air fire pit using wood and manure as fuel. The pot is decorated with a row of clouds just above the equator. Below this is a band of traditional symbols that include feathers, Kiva steps, bean sprouts and others. Near the base are more stylized feathers and steps. Mountain Flower is featured on p. 261 of Rick Dillingham's "Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery" and Gregory Schaff features Carmelita and Jeannie prominently in his book "Pueblo Indian Pottery" on pages 169-171. This vase is from an estate and is in excellent condition. The pot is signed: "Mountain Flower Dunlap, San Ildefonso Pueblo". |
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