Black on Red Pottery Cup

Tohono O'Odham

Black on Red Pottery Cup, Pottery by Tohono O'Odham
  • Papago pottery
  • Tohono O'odham pottery
Savvy Price $185.00
Gallery Price $250.00
Title
Black on Red Pottery Cup
Artist
Tohono O'Odham
Medium
Polished and painted pottery, paddle and anvil formed (iron oxide red slip with black mesquite sap paint)
Size
3" height X 3 3/4" diameter of cup (without handle), 5 1/3" width including handle
Date of creation
Circa 1945
Condition
Excellent
Provenance
Ku Lie
About The Black on Red Pottery Cup

Geometric design adorns cup handle and cup's exterior.

About Tohono O'Odham

"The Tohono O'odham are a Native American people of the Sonoran Desert, residing primarily in the U.S. state of Arizona and the northern Mexican state of Sonora. Tohono O'odham means "Desert People." The federally recognized tribe is known in the United States as the Tohono O'odham Nation.

The Tohono O'odham Nation or Indian Reservation is a major reservation located in southern Arizona, where it encompasses portions of three counties: Pima, Pinal and Maricopa in the United States. It also extends into the Mexican state of Sonora." Wikipedia

Near the turn of the century the label Papago Indians was rejected by citizens of this tribe, as "Papago"  referenced them as "bean eaters", which they considered unflattering.


Other Works By Tohono O'Odham:
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  • Tohono O'odham Large Pottery Jar Geometric Designs, Pottery by Tohono O'Odham
  • Coiled Man in the Maze Deep Bowl, Baskets by Tohono O'Odham
  • Five Petal Design Basket in Martynia, Baskets by Tohono O'Odham
  • Coiled Five Petal Basketry Tray, Baskets by Tohono O'Odham
  • Coiled Tray with Three Lobed Design in Checkerboard Martynia, Baskets by Tohono O'Odham
  • Lidded Wheat Stitch Basket, Baskets by Tohono O'Odham
Cultures

American Indian

Medium

Pottery

Subject

Keywords

Tohono O'odham, Papago pottery, Tohono O'odham pottery