| #9060 |
11.5"x13" |
A large piece of Tohono O'odham Indians pottery (Papago
Indians pottery), Southern Arizona, ca. mid 20thC, a hand coiled water jar
with two lugs with pinched appliqué, the red on buff painting is done with
red mineral paints, probably crushed hematite, and sprinkled with golden
mica, black fire clouds are visible from being fired in a pit and not a
kiln, The Tohono O'odham are mostly famous for their basketry, and the image
on the pot gives homage to that tradition, the spiky plants are yucca, and
the seed pods are devil's claw pods, these are the two most important
materials used in their basket making, we also see two finished and
decorated baskets on each side, the Tohono O'odham inherited their red on
buff tradition from the Hohokham who once occupied the same area and may be
there ancestors, one small chip to the rim, general good condition,
|
$650.00 |
