2013-21 Tiny Bowl with Rim and Monochromatic Design

2013-21 Tiny Bowl with Rim and Monochromatic Design

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Tara is 10 years old and is the daughter of Kenneth Lynch, one of Nyla Sahmie’s four sons. Tara’s family recently moved back to Arizona from Lake Charles, Louisiana. Tara formed this pot, but grandmother Nyla smoothed, sanded, polished, painted, and fired it at her...
2013-20 Jar with Sea Creatures

2013-20 Jar with Sea Creatures

Folk Art Other Animal Design

Kai (“Keanu Zacarias”), like his sister Munsi, is seven generations removed from Nampeyo through the line of her eldest daughter Annie. This is about as long a run of family potters as I am likely to find in this lifetime. Kai made this pot when he was 13 years old....
2013-19 Small Cylinder with Arch and Check Design

2013-19 Small Cylinder with Arch and Check Design

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Munsi (“Kaniela Zacarias”), like her brother Kaii, is seven generations removed from Nampeyo through the line of her eldest daughter Annie. This is about as long a run of family potters as I am likely to find in this lifetime. Munsi made this pot when she was 17 years...
2013-18 Jar with Appliqué and Painted Design

2013-18 Jar with Appliqué and Painted Design

Bat Wing Design

This is not a particularly attractive pot, but it is a rare example of an innovative form, probably by Annie Healing. Although the walls of this pot are even and reasonably thin, the pot is heavy for its size because of the added appliqué coil of clay with eight...