1950’s Margaret and Luther Gutierrez Pot Santa Clara Pueblo

1950’s Santa Clara Pueblo Pot by Margaret and Luther Gutierrez 

Dimensions:-

Length: 7 1/4"

Width: 6"

Opening: 2"

Tribe: Santa Clara 

Item #: 400007

Margaret and Luther Gutierrez

Margaret Gutierrez ( born 1936) and Luther Gutierrez (1911–1987) were a brother and sister duo from the Santa Clara Pueblo. They descended from several generations of potters and continue polychrome pottery making that was made famous by their parents Lela and Van Gutierrez. At age twelve, Margaret began apprenticing as a potter with her mother. Luther's father taught him where to find, and how to process the clay. Margaret and Luther began making pottery together in the 1960s.

After Luther died, Margaret continued to make pottery with Luther's daughter Pauline, before she passed away. Margaret now works with her great niece Stephanie Naranjo. 

Luther's son Paul and his wife Dorothy as well as their son Gary all make black wear mud head story tellers.