Photographs courtesy of King Galleries. Click on image to expand. Base is 5.0 ” wide. If big-horned sheep go […]
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2019-07 Navajo Yei Vase
Some history: The Navajo migrated to what is now the southwestern USA from northwestern Canada and eastern Alaska about 100 […]
2018-05 Navajo ceremonial tile
I have seen thick, low-relief carved Navajo clay tiles, but never a Navajo tile like 2018-05 that is 1)this thin […]
2014-09 Navajo frying pan with egg and sausage
This form was outdoor fired, which left a dark residue in pathches on the surface of the skillet, a pattern […]
2014-04 Seedpot with Lizard and Horned Toad Warriors Hunting Ants
This pot is exceptionally thin-walled and therefore light, as if formed on a potter’s wheel. A slight variation in form […]
2013-11 Ten-Lobed Melon Jar
This small jar is exceptionally thin for a Navajo pot. As with the Santa Clara/Hopi pot by Alton and Jeanne […]
2011-01 Navajo Bowl with Sheep-Herding Appliqué
This bowl has nine sheep wandering around its exterior surface, followed by a shepherd and her dog. They are finely […]
2005-11 Navajo Bowl with Painted Summer Hogon Scene
The inscribed and painted figures represent life around a summer hogon. Betty Manygoats lives in the Shonto-Cow Springs area of […]
1991-08 Navajo Tall Pot with Corn Appliqué
Navaho pinion-slip pot with corn appliqué by Aleta Bitsi, age 57-60, of the Tochii’nii clan. Ms. Bitsi is pictured in […]
1991-07 Navajo Jar with Rug-Design Opening
Navajo polished, pinion-slip pot with “rug design” opening by Susie A. Williams, daughter of Rose Williams and sister of Alice […]