Margaret Tafoya
Margaret Tafoya | |
|---|---|
| Corn Blossom | |
| Born | Maria Margarita Tafoya August 13, 1904 |
| Died | February 25, 2001 (aged 96) |
| Nationality | Native Pueblo Indian, (Kha-Po Owingeh) |
| Known for | Traditional Pottery |
Maria Margarita "Margaret" Tafoya (Tewa name: Corn Blossom; August 13, 1904 – February 25, 2001) was the matriarch of Santa Clara Pueblo potters. She was a recipient of a 1984 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.