Faye Tso

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Faye Tso
File:Faye Tso, ca. 1990.jpg
Faye Tso, c. 1990
Born1933
Coal Mine Mesa, Arizona
Died2004 (aged 70–71)
Known forCeramics, herbal medicine

Faye Tso (1933–2004) was a Navajo potter and herbal medicine healer.[1] Her pieces are known for their nontraditional imagery of corn maidens, warriors, and dancers, whereas Navajo pottery typically has little decoration.[2]

Early life

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Born in Coal Mine Mesa, Arizona in 1933, Tso was relocated with other Navajos to Tuba City, Arizona in 1974 because of a land dispute between the Navajo and Hopi tribes.[3]

Artistic career

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Tso returned to dig her clay at Coal Mine Mesa, where she also gathered pinon from which she extracted the pitch resin used to coat and seal her Dineh pottery.[1]

In 1990, the Arizona Indian Living Treasures Association designated Tso as a living treasure.[4][5] Her husband and son are medicine men and use Tso's pots in their ceremonies.[2][6]

Noted works

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Tso's works have sold for over $1,000,[7] and several of her pieces are held in the Smithsonian American Art Museum:

  • Head of Emmett, c. 1985, fired clay with piñon pitch, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1997.124.175[8]
  • Bean Pot with Incised Corn Maiden Figures, 1987, fired clay with piñon pitch, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1997.124.176[9]
  • Pot with Dancers with Headdresses and Rattles, c. 1985, fired clay with piñon pitch, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1997.124.177[10]
  • Pot with Figurative Decoration, c. 1992, fired clay with piñon pitch, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1997.124.178[11]
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References

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