Mary (Kal-la-Tee) Small, Jemez Pueblo jar
Mary (Kal-la-Tee) Small
1940-
Jemez Pueblo
Classification
Ceramic
Dimensions
3 1/4 x 4 x 4 in. (8.3 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm.)
Accession Number
2021.35.30.93
Credit
Gift of Robert Fowler Dunn
Memo / Artist Statement
Mary Small is a very talented potter and she has created her own unique look to traditional Jemez Pueblo pottery. She uses a unique gray slip incorporated in her polychrome creations. Her pottery is easily recognizable on sight as no other potter has used the same coloration.
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Biography
In July, 1940, Mary Small (Kal-la-Tee, meaning: New Indian Basket) was born into the Jemez Pueblo Sun Clan. About the time she turned 8 years old she began learning the traditional way of making pottery from her mother, Perfectita Toya.
As a young adult she married Frank Tenorio of San Felipe and in the pueblo tradition, he moved to her home at Jemez. A few years later she divorced Frank and then married Ivan Small of Jemez.
https://www.eyesofthepot.com/jemez/mary-small.php
As a young adult she married Frank Tenorio of San Felipe and in the pueblo tradition, he moved to her home at Jemez. A few years later she divorced Frank and then married Ivan Small of Jemez.
https://www.eyesofthepot.com/jemez/mary-small.php
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