This "bowl" appears to be more like a platter form. It is the traditional highly polished black with a circular feather design inscribed around the bowl vertically radiating from the center.

Micaceous pottery bowl with scalloped rim and black fire marks.The micaceous clay comes from the Manzano Moutains in New Mexico- a small range southeast of Albuerquerque. The clay is blened with other clay as it is quite rough with little plasticity. Coiled, shaped, fired and polished int he traditional manner it is a very forgiving clay and can be reworked and shaped. It is a great heat conductor in firing. Since the clay has such flexed particles that add their woin shimmer it is most often carved instead of painted.

Micaceous dish with deeply carved, abstracted rainbird design.The micaceous clay comes from the Manzano Moutains in New Mexico- a small range southeast of Albuerquerque. The clay is blened with other clay as it is quite rough with little plasticity. Coiled, shaped, fired and polished int he traditional manner it is a very forgiving clay and can be reworked and shaped. It is a great heat conductor in firing. Since the clay has such flexed particles that add their woin shimmer it is most often carved instead of painted.

Classic wedding vase with incised water serpent (Avanyu) designs. Madeline Naranjo started potting in the 1930s. This work is made from red clay in the traditional hand coiled manner then stone polishedand carved before open firing it. Pots would remain red in the final color except she smothers the fire at the height of firing process to achieve black.

Polychrome canteen with bird motif, possibly quail, in souvenir size..A good example of the quality made for sale . Uses all traditional hand buot and open fire techniques.

Polychrome canteen with floral motif in souvenir size.

Squat, globular water jar with high shoulder, restricted at the neck which is concave in profile. Decorated in deep brown and dark red-orange on white, in solid and hatched step-like interlocking key pattern.

Classic modified seed jar form with road runner and flowering cactus motif. This version of a popular design is particularly graceful in execution with the birds seeming to dance over the mountain tops and the cactus' looking activated. Potter is possibly Dominiquita H Pino (b. 1935) To be confirned.

On side of base: Vincentita Pino, Zia Pueblo

Gift of Andrea Levitt Baum