2020-03 Small Flying Birds Seedjar

2020-03 Small Flying Birds Seedjar

Folk Art Bird Design

Jar 2011-28 made ca. 1900-1905 This small seedjar jar sits firmly on a table, but it does not sit alone. Rachael used 100+ year-old jar 2011-28 in this collection as a model for pot 2020-03, but also exercised her artistic license to modify both the form and design as...
2016-09 Effigy vessel of scarlet macaw

2016-09 Effigy vessel of scarlet macaw

Effigy, Folk Art Bird Design

This is a parrot with a pedigree. Hopi women produced very similar effigies more than 600 years ago. Judging from the size/weight of the effigy, the walls of this vessel are substantial but not thick, although the head may be solid. The blushing is of uniform color...
2013-06 Rain Dancer Canteen

2013-06 Rain Dancer Canteen

Canteens, Kachina Design

Utilitarian canteens to haul water up the mesa to a home or carry a day’s supply of water into a field were common utilitarian items until the early part of the 20th Century. (See utilitarian ware in the Index of Categories.) The shape of these canteens was generally...
2013-05 Six Directions Pot

2013-05 Six Directions Pot

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This is an elegant pot—similar in form and design to a jar that won Rachel a first-place ribbon at Indian Market last summer. The shape and thickness of this vessel are very even, which is the mark of a seasoned and skilled maker. A slight firing crack extends from...