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San Ildefonso Black Bowl, Dora Tse-Pe (b. 1939)

lot 

3

Estimate:

$

2400

-

3600

06. Aug. 2025  -  Lusher Annual Premier Auction

Santa Fe:

1616 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM

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Lot

3

San Ildefonso Black Bowl, Dora Tse-Pe (b. 1939)

San Ildefonso Black Bowl, Dora Tse-Pe AKA Dora Peña (b. 1/17/39), Highly polished black bowl circled by a deeply carved avanyu with large turquoise eye. Sienna fire spot on scalloped lip with truquoise center. Dora Tse-Pe was born and raised at Zia Pueblo. Candelaria Gachupin (her mother) and Rosalie Toribio (her grandmother) taught her "the sacred and spiritual significance of the clay, of Mother Earth, Father Sun, and the life-giving water." Dora has been honored as one of the "Masters" of Indian Market.
Made in 2005, 5.5"H, 6" D
Provenance: Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery, Santa Fe

Estimate:

$

2400

-

3600

Dora Tse-Pe

Clay

San Ildefonso

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Pottery

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San Ildefonso Black Bowl, Dora Tse-Pe AKA Dora Peña (b. 1/17/39), Highly polished black bowl circled by a deeply carved avanyu with large turquoise eye. Sienna fire spot on scalloped lip with truquoise center. Dora Tse-Pe was born and raised at Zia Pueblo. Candelaria Gachupin (her mother) and Rosalie Toribio (her grandmother) taught her "the sacred and spiritual significance of the clay, of Mother Earth, Father Sun, and the life-giving water." Dora has been honored as one of the "Masters" of Indian Market. Made in 2005, 5.5"H, 6" D Provenance: Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery, Santa Fe
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