From the private collection of Allan and Carol Hayes

Carmelita Dunlap
(1925-1999)
Native American Indian Pottery
San Ildefonso Pueblo
Candle Holders: circa 1950

1-5/8" x 3-7/8"
#2126           $750.

Allen Hayes writes: "Carmelita was raised by her aunts, Maria Martinez and Desideria Sanchez, who taught her how to make pottery.  She became on the the highest-priced and most sought-after San Ildefonso potters.  The "Carmelita Cata" signature baffled us until San Ildefonso pottery historian Elvis Torres told us about her early short-lived marriage.  These appear in Collections of Southwestern Pottery on page 21."