This early bowl has an amazing patina to it, like a deep glow, almost coppery in color. The bowl is classic San Juan with two tones. The upper is deep glossy copper-brown. The lower half is a lighter brown or tan color, stone polished with several blackened fire clouds scattered about. The base has an […]
This is a sublimely beautiful jar. Measuring 13 1/2″ in diameter, the shape is classic Hohokam, with the widest diameter at only about 1/3 the way up. The upper 2/3rds of the jar has a steep incline to the rim, where a 1/2″ nearly vertical neck climbs to the top. The surface is highly textural, […]
This ancient piece of pottery has the shape and markings of Payupki polychrome, but I am not an expert on this and there are so few examples out there for me to compare. The greatest diameter is about 2/3 the way up. Two bands mark this point, the lower one thick and the upper one […]
Tesuque is my call for the Pueblo that made this jar, although I have also considered San Ildefonso and Santo Domingo. Most telling for me is the thin, bold, red band at the top of the underbody and at the bottom of the design. In addition, the under body is stone polished with a tan […]
Santa Clara Water Jar, 19th Century This is one of the most elegant Santa Clara jars I have seen. The shape is classic and sensuous, reaching 13″ diameter with a strong shoulder at the widest point. The underbody makes a sharp decent to a indented foot that is only 3 1/2″ in diameter, giving the […]
This is a magnificent bowl coming from the Proto-Historic period sometime between 1500 and 1690. The bowl is large at 13 1/4″ diameter and a height of 5 1/4″ so it has a commanding presence. The designs are clear, but are applied clumsily or as if the potter was in a hurry. This is characteristic […]
This charming little Cochiti bowl has a complex design on the inside, showing a 4 parted wheel with clouds and other unknown parts coming off of it. The exterior has a red-brown finish with a strong fire cloud on one half of the underbody. There are no exterior designs.
This is a lovely canteen, superbly crafted, in polychrome with deep brown and red brown. The top has a four petal spin wheel, the sides with geometric shapes either filled with a solid color or with hatch marks. The bottom has a warm chocolate slipped base that comes up to double sectional lines where the […]
My favorite features of this Santa Clara water jar are the crenelated rim and the strong shoulder just above the mid body. Strong, nearly horizontal shoulders always give me a sense of security, and a fine place to rest my eyes. This shoulder is particularly interesting because of the set-in rim carved out which creates […]
This beautiful jar is covered with Native graffiti all over the surface. There are two dates, 1920 and 1950, a face, rolling logs, a heart with an arrow through it… the list goes on. These marks are not from a child, but likely an adult, and likely within the household. This jar has a beautiful […]
