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Wingz of Power - Native American Jewelry
Pottery, Sage Herbs and Feathers
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Navajo Pottery
By
Sue Webster


„« Item- Native American Navajo Pueblo Pottery
„« Base- Clay
„« Artist- Sue Webster
„« Tribe- Navajo Pueblo
„« Size- 3.5 inches wide X 3.25 inches tall
„« Weight- 7.1 ounces
„« Original & Authentic- Yes and signed


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DESCRIPTION
This beautiful NEW Authentic Native American hand made and hand painted pot is hand coiled and from natural colors of the earth. The same design and pattern flows around the perimeter of the pot. The bottom of the pot is signed ¡§Sue W.¡¨ by the artist.
Many Navajo potters are well known for their beautiful red clay which they gather, sift it and add water to it from the sacred grounds of the Navajo Reservation to make their pottery. The potter gathers natural pigments and vegetation from within the grounds to make their paints. The yucca plant is generally used to make their paint brushes, as it has fibers within the plant that are a gift from nature for the use of painting.

ARTIST
Native American Navajo potter Sue Webster has signed this piece on the bottom.

SIZE- CONDITION
This pot measures 3.5 inches across the center and stands 3.25 inches tall. The top lip measures 1.25 inches across.
There are no visible cracks or chips on or in this piece.
This pot and all pottery are double wrapped for a safe journey to your destination.

WEIGHT
7.1 ounces



INFO
NAVAJO POTTERY

Traditional Navajo pottery was originally a cruder form of work than pueblo wares, fairly thick in appearance, with little or no design and covered with a pine pitch making it utilitarian. This enabled the piece to hold water or to use in cooking. Navajo pottery designs have changed dramatically over the last few decades. All Navajo pottery we sell is individually handmade, but unlike the pueblo pottery, many pieces are thrown on a wheel or start out as green ware rather than using the standard pueblo coil method. However, many Navajo artists are choosing to return to their earlier ways and have been hand coiling their pieces. Many Navajo potters have made quite a name for themselves with their innovative wares combining traditional techniques with contemporary styling. All carved and etched pottery pieces are hand carved and hand painted. The carving is very precise and time consuming. The paint "slips" is natural pigment from the earth. The designs used represent rain clouds, whirlwinds, water, mountains, lightning, etc. Some pieces feature Yei figures, or cornstalks. The use of elements and important parts of their culture are incorporated into the pieces. Turquoise stones added to the wares have also become popular, and turquoise to the Navajo is a symbol of wealth and prosperity.
There are numerous Navajo pottery styles to choose from nowadays, from the traditional pine pitch, to the elaborately etched pieces, as well as the hand coiled simple red wares that are as elegant as any Pueblo pottery!
The Navajo "Horse Hair" pottery we feature is very unique! There has been much trial and error over recent years, perfecting the horsehair style. It was actually "discovered" when Pueblo artist Corrine Louis pulled out a batch of freshly fired pottery and one of her own strands of hair fell onto the pottery, and scorched the fine delicate hair line onto the pot...from here the idea of "throwing" horse hair onto the freshly fired wares, leaving their unique markings began.
Pottery Care
It's tempting to use cleaners or other traditional dusting tools on pottery, but it's important not to. Never dust pottery with a feather duster; it can take off paint or scratch the polish. It's best to dust only with a soft cotton cloth to avoid scratching the piece. It's important to remember that your pottery is decorative, not functional.





Tribes, Pueblos, Nations: Acoma, Cochiti, Isleta, Jemez, Jicarilla Apache Nation, Laguna, Mescalero Apache nation, Nambe, Navajo Nation, Ohkay Owingeh, Picuris, Pojoaque, Sandia, San Felipe, San IIdefonso, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo, Taos, Tesuque, Zia, Zuni

AUTHENTICITY

Certificate of Authenticity - This original piece of Native American art is new unless otherwise listed as vintage or pawn. It will arrive accompanied by our official Letter of Authenticity which documents the Native American artists name, tribal affiliation, gemstone materials, sterling silver and the price you paid so that it will help you establish and maintain accurate records. We take the utmost care in shipping it to you and it will arrive cleaned, polished and well packed for safety in a sealed bag wrapped in tissue paper in a gift bag.


We travel to New Mexico, the Native American jewelry capital of the world, and visit other artists throughout the Southwest 4 to 5 times a year to purchase direct from the traders or the artists themselves. My mother was born and raised in the West and still lives and works in the Grand Canyon. The Native Americans have always been a part of our lives and we have always surrounded ourselves with their culture and beautiful works of art.
All of our items are bought directly from individual artists or from well established, well known wholesalers and traders between Gallup, the reservations, Santa Fe and Albuquerque. We love to buy directly from the artists so we can support their craft as well as provide them a living for their incredible talents. It helps to bypass the middleman so we can send money back to our adopted families at the reservation.

It is against the law to post an item as authentic Native American if it is not. We do our best to describe each piece by the description, where it came from and the artist. We guarantee you will not find any fake, cheap or imported jewelry on our site. All of our items are Authentic Native works of art. All of our jewelry contains genuine silver, silver, gold and contains no pot metal, nickel, rhodium, pewter or other precious metal substitutes.






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