Annie Baca

Santa Clara Pueblo

Santa Clara Pueblo potter Annie Baca

Annie Baca

Annie Baca was born to Cresencia and Carmilita Tafoya of Santa Clara Pueblo in 1941. Among her siblings were Mark Tafoya, Harriet Tafoya and Pauline Martinez. She grew up in a household of potters and learned from them.

A traditional Santa Clara potter who painted her pieces rather than carved them, Annie has long been known for her finely painted and well-polished black-on-black pottery. As her sister Pauline married Maria Martinez son George and moved to San Ildefonso, Annie may have been influenced a bit by what Pauline learned there. Santa Clara and San Ildefonso have a long history of intermarriage and cross-pollination of pottery styles and techniques.

Kiva step design on a black on black jar

Black on black jar with kiva step design
1.5 in H by 3 in Dia

Feather, cloud and geometric design on a black on black jar

Black on black jar with feather, cloud and geometric design
4.25 in H by 4.5 in Dia

Geometric design on a black on black jar

Black on black jar with geometric design
1.5 in H by 3.25 in Dia

Avanyu and geometric design on a black on black jar

Black on black jar with avanyu and geometric design
2.25 in H by 2.75 in Dia

Feather, kiva step and geometric design on a black on black jar

Black on black jar with feather, kiva step and geometric design
1.5 in H by 2.5 in Dia

Kiva step and geometric design on a black on black jar

Black on black jar with kiva step and geometric design
1.5 in H by 2.5 in Dia

Avanyu and cloud design on a black on black jar

Black on black jar decorated with an avanyu and cloud design
2.75 in H by 3.25 in Dia

Avanyu design on a black on black jar

Black on black jar with avanyu design
1.5 in H by 2.25 in Dia

Feather and cloud design on a black on black jar

Black on black jar with a cloud and feather design
1.25 in H by 2 in Dia

Cloud design on a black on black jar

Black-on-black jar decorated with a four-panel cloud design

Feather and geometric design on a black on black jar

Black-on-black jar with feather and geometric design
2 in H by 2.75 in Dia

Geometric design on a black on black jar

Black-on-black jar decorated with a geometric design
1.25 in H by 2 in Dia

Feather design on a black on black jar

Black-on-black jar decorated with a feather design
1.75 in H by 2.5 in Dia

Geometric design on a miniature black on black jar with a triangular opening

Miniature black-on-black jar with a triangular opening and decorated with a geometric design
1.5 in H by 2.25 in Dia

Geometric design on a miniature oval red on red jar

Miniature oval red-on-red jar decorated with a geometric design
1.5 in H by 2.75 in Dia

An avanyu and cloud design on a small black-on-black jar

A small black-on-black jar decorated with an avanyu and raincloud design
3 in Dia by 2.5 in H

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