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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"
#2121 $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."
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