Kachina Design
This is a unique pairing of clay jar and wooden carving. Their combination is a demonstration of the creative talent of Randall Sahmie and a reminder of what we have lost too soon. The jar is almost undecorated and is in the shape of an ovoid pressed slightly flat....
Kachina Design
This is an elegant little jar by signed “RSahmie,” probably Randall. It is either evenly blushed from the firing or made with some amount of yellow clay mixed with the gray to fire a rich tan. The opening is encircled by a thin line that spirals off to form an...
Utility Pots
Randy worked in a variety of art forms: painting, kachina carving, and—to a lesser degree—clay. One iconic product of his art was plain ladles with straight handles topped by carved wooden kachinas. Undecorated and unsigned, the graceful presence of this little ladle...
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The pot has a very small footprint and it is polished both inside and out. The exterior is exceptionally smooth and finished with lard or wipe-and-glow. Like 2008-02 by Randall’s nephew, Doyle Chapella, the design is a simplified version of a Nampeyo design that was...
