The beak is 2″ long and the tail is 1.5″ long. This is a prehistoric Sikyatki polychrome effigy vessel of a macaw parrot. Except… …Except it is was made about 30 years ago by a White man. Other than that — its clay, form, paint,...
This pot was made (probably in the 1990s) by Anglo artist Michael Hawley, who signs his pottery “Chakoptewa,” Like ancient Sikyatki pottery, this bowl has an even color and a high-pitched ring when struck because it was fired with coal. (For a discussion of...
