This small plate has the classic Zia bird in the center, with wings and feet well articulated. The border at the top rim has four triangles evenly spaced and connected with a bordering line. On the back is written: “D. Lone Pino”
This small plate is beautifully done in the Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) style, and here we have a solo deer. There are two borders adjacent to each other at the top of the plate. The bottom is signed: “Lucy M. Lewis. Acoma, N.M.” In pencil, a bit lower down, is “c. 1970”. At the very bottom […]
This sweet Hopi chicken is a coin bank as evident by the open slit on its back. The design on the back is a classic ensemble of feathers and spirals. Sorry, there’s no money in it! There is no signature, but evidence of an old lable.
This is a rare and intact ladle, possibly under continual use. The handle shows much use. The inside bowl has an intricate design in a brown/red paint of a circle with rays and dashes all around. The outside has a simple line forming triangles along the rim in the same color. The rim was painted […]
The designs on this Hopi Polacca bowl are so satisfying to me, a perfect balance of shapes alongside voids. The roots of these shapes are the standard fare – feathers, steps, etc. It is in their gesturing, their looseness and curvilinear movement that makes the whole ensemble dance. The subtle use of color with the […]
This is an impressive Hopi canteen that is all natural with no slip. These were used to carry water. They have also been known to be used to house snakes for ceremonies. My research shows that this may have been made by Nampeyo of Hano. The two main characteristics that suggest this are the upturned […]
This is an unusual and beautiful Pueblo Jar. The attribution is San Ildefonso Pueblo. The elegant form shows a broad mid-body at 12″ in diameter centered well below the midpoint. From this widest point is a strong shoulder that goes horizontal for 1/4″ before climbing quickly to the tall neck ending with a beautifully formed […]
This clay water bottle comes from the Quapaw Culture, a subgroup of the larger Mississippian culture. It’s estimated to have been made between 1500 – 1600 A.D. This date puts it into the proto-historic period. The bulbous circular base transitions into a long, narrow neck with a flared rim. The clay is an earthy red […]
This is a large Santo Domingo pottery bowl painted in the classic style of leaves and flowers on a soft tan slip base, both inside and out. The inside has a vine with two flowers in red, four leaves in black and a bird sitting on a seed pod. The bird is in detail done […]
This larger Zia bowl shows good signs of wear. The side has the initials R.S. written which we see fairly often with bowls used within a group to make sure the owner gets it back. Here we see a repetitive design of meandering triangles with tails all interconnected. Within the center of each coupling are […]
