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Mary Ester Archuleta
born 1942 Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico; lives Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
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BiographyBorn in 1942 at Santa Clara Pueblo to a family of potters, Mary Ester Archuleta is the daughter of Margaret Tafoya and sister of Mela Youngblood, Toni Roller, LuAnn tafoya and Shirley Tafoya. Mary married a man from Ohkay Owingeh and moved there in the 1960s. She played a role in the revival of Ohkay Owingeh incised pottery in the 1970s. She made pottery in the style of both Santa Clara and Ohkay Owingeh.