The artist dug the clay, added temper, made it pliable with the addition of water. A puka helped form the bottom to which coils of clay were mounted. Its design was conceived to harmonize with the shape of the jar.
All without identification of the maker.
Description | The artist dug the clay, added temper, made it pliable with the addition of water. A puka helped form the bottom to which coils of clay were mounted. Its design was conceived to harmonize with the shape of the jar. All without identification of the maker. |
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About the Artist | High atop the sheer sided 350-foot high Sky City in New Mexico, potters produce renowned Acoma pottery with thin walls, decorated with exquisite fine line work as well as curvilinear pictographic polychrome designs. |
Culture | American Indian, Women Artists |
Medium | Hand-coiled polychrome pottery |
Size | 5" height X 8" maximum diameter |
Signed | No |
Date of creation | Circa 1955 |
Condition | Excellent to good, due to 3 limestone pops on outer surface |
Provenance | Ro Du |