Folk Art Other Animal Design
“This beautiful pot by Dextra is decorated in four quadrants with mythic bird symbols and has a lovely rich blush creating warm hues of color.” –description by Rutt Bridges, original owner. Subsequent investigation indicates that the flying beings on this jar...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
This bowl began as an enigma clearly proclaiming a false origin, its maker uncertain. Ten years after I purchased this pot, I purchased another. The more recent purchase clarified the origin of pot 2010-20. It’s been a fun journey of discovery. The bowl is...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
The potter’s name and corn symbol are scratch-signed on the back of the handle. The ladle is beautifully formed, holds in the hands nicely, and is somewhat heavy for its size. The design well fits the shape of the ladle; the Avanyu serpent and tadpoles are both water...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
As noted in the discussion of 2010-09 (above), in early May 2010 Rachel and I were talking by phone and discussing the meaning of ancient creatures sometimes found on old Jeddito pots. Bowl 2010-09 depicts such a creature and Rachel said that these old designs had a...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
Like some early Twentieth Century mixing bowls with grocery store decals, this unusual pot advertises “Hopi Tribe; Old Oraibi” as part of its decoration, which also includes an image of a turtle and a lizard. The signature of “GS” may be Gwen Setalla of Mishongnovi,...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
Little pottery is made in Orabi (or at Third Mesa), and most of that is utility ware. This is one of two painted pots from Third Mesa in the collection. The other (2011-11) is also by Treva Burton. Treva Burton was born on April 8, 1929 and is the younger sister of...