Biography from Spirit Capture publication in 1998:
Larry Gus (Navajo) is a freelance editorial and studio photographer based in Los Angeles. His work, which is highly respected among Native editors, has appeared in numerous Native publications and also mainstream newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times.
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Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Spirit Capture photograph collection, image #, NMAI.AC.384; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Grace Medicine Flower (Grace Tafoya /Grace Hoover), K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo)/Pojoaque Pueblo, b. 1938 and Camilio Sunflower Tafoya, K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo), 1902-1995 Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935- Search this
IACB source:
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop) Search this
Object Name:
Miniature pot/vessel with avanyu (water serpent) design
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, burnished, engraved
Dimensions:
5.6 x 11.5 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Santa Clara Pueblo, Santa Clara Reservation; Rio Arriba County; New Mexico; USA
Grace Medicine Flower (Grace Tafoya /Grace Hoover), K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo)/Pojoaque Pueblo, b. 1938 and Camilio Sunflower Tafoya, K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo), 1902-1995 Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935- Search this
IACB source:
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop) Search this
Object Name:
Miniature pot/vessel
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, burnished, engraved
Dimensions:
5.7 x 11.3 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Santa Clara Pueblo, Santa Clara Reservation; Rio Arriba County; New Mexico; USA
Grace Medicine Flower (Grace Tafoya /Grace Hoover), K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo)/Pojoaque Pueblo, b. 1938 and Camilio Sunflower Tafoya, K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo), 1902-1995 Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935- Search this
IACB source:
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop) Search this
Object Name:
Miniature pot/vessel with avanyu (water serpent) design
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, burnished, engraved
Dimensions:
8.4 x 10.1 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Santa Clara Pueblo, Santa Clara Reservation; Rio Arriba County; New Mexico; USA
Grace Medicine Flower (Grace Tafoya /Grace Hoover), K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo)/Pojoaque Pueblo, b. 1938 and Camilio Sunflower Tafoya, K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo), 1902-1995 Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935- Search this
IACB source:
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop) Search this
Object Name:
Miniature pot/vessel with avanyu (water serpent) design
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, burnished, engraved
Dimensions:
5.8 x 11.2 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Santa Clara Pueblo, Santa Clara Reservation; Rio Arriba County; New Mexico; USA
Camilio Sunflower Tafoya, K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo), 1902-1995 and Grace Medicine Flower (Grace Tafoya /Grace Hoover), K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo)/Pojoaque Pueblo, b. 1938 Search this
Donor:
R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007 Search this
Previous owner:
R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007 Search this
Object Name:
Vase
Media/Materials:
Pottery, clay slip, paint
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, slipped, painted, engraved
Dimensions:
7.5 x 6.5 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Santa Clara Pueblo, Santa Clara Reservation; Rio Arriba County; New Mexico; USA