Folk Art Other Animal Design
This pot is exceptionally thin-walled and therefore light, as if formed on a potter’s wheel. A slight variation in form can be felt inside the bowl, the only visible indication that it was coil-formed. As detailed in the description for jar 2013-01, Nathan only formed...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
This bowl has nine sheep wandering around its exterior surface, followed by a shepherd and her dog. They are finely detailed and deeply incised, giving them depth; each is slightly different, giving them an appealing character. After the figures were formed and the...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
The inscribed and painted figures represent life around a summer hogon. Betty Manygoats lives in the Shonto-Cow Springs area of Arizona. The spirited folksiness of this design is in sharp contrast to the perfect “fine art” pottery being produced at Hopi. According to...
