Hopi Polacca Large Kachina Face Bowl

This is a great and large Hopi, polacca, kachina face bowl. The wear and patina is indicative of its earlier age. It’s rare to find one of these so early and so large.

Acoma Canteen with Mimbres Desgins, Circa 1915

This stunning canteen is a call back to the prehistoric Mimbres designs with the black on white swirls and stepping. The Acoma people are likely the descendants of the Mimbres group, so these designs are a continuation of a very old tradition. Two lug handles line up with the spout. Each lug has three dots […]

Hopi, Polacca Bowl Circa 1850

This charming Hopi, polacca, seed jar has an amazing surface, full of crackle and texture and color variations. There is a strong fire cloud partially covering up one of the designs. The base is painted red, and there are two boundary lines, with breaks in them, just above the base. The rim has one boundary […]

Small Zuni, Polychrome, Water Jar, Circa 1910

This is a sweet Zuni jar. It is indented on the bottom, so this is either a tourist trade piece or it was made to carry water, perhaps by a young girl. It’s polychrome in red and brown. The overall designs are rows of repeating shapes and most all of these shapes are stepped bars. […]

Small Acoma Jar, Circa 1920

This is a beautiful, small Acoma Jar. It is finely painted and on thin and well formed pottery walls. There are three bands starting with a geometrical arrangement of triangles followed by rectangles on their corners split in two. The final, bottom row is made up of triangles on their sides filled in with hatches. […]

A Wonderful Acoma Polychrome Bowl, Circa 1905 – 1925

This is a beautiful and finely executed Acoma bowl. The precision-like work is a call back to the classic era of Acoma pottery. A complex arrangement of shapes all come together to make a balanced and satisfying visual experience. The designs are too complicated to explain, so a picture speaks a 1000 words. Most notable […]

A Rare, Historic Zia or Santa Ana or Jemez Storage Jar?

I am excited to share this jar because I love a mystery. The bottom of this jar has a label that says Hemez 1890. Labels are not always right, but I want to entertain that this might be Jemez. I have never seen, in person or in books, a Jemez jar of the 19th century. […]

Red on Tan or Redware Early San Juan Bowl

This is such a beautiful bowl, not only for its shape and deep and complex colors, but also for it’s high evidence of use. The depth of color in the red rim is amazing. As well, the external un-slipped exterior has many color variations, especially set up by the stone polished marks. The interior has […]

Santa Clara Bowl With Finger Impressions, Late 19th Century

This earlier Santa Clara bowl has six sets of finger impressions at the widest point of the high shoulder. Three of the sets have 5 impressions, and three have 6 impressions. The shape of the bowl is attractive, with a strong flexion from the base to the shoulder, which is nearly at the top of […]

A Great and Large Zuni Bowl

This is a large and beautiful Zuni bowl. The height of the rim and the diameter gives it a commanding presence. The warm and aged patina adds to its character. Particularly pleasing is the flexure, or “bulge” to the bowl as it leaves the ground and heads towards its rim. This gives it a very […]