Lovely Older Isleta Pueblo Pottery Friendship Basket mr thayer ) Having now spent a

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They also make me think of the marvelous sign language paintings of Martin Wong (if you’re not familiar

Box measures 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" x 4"

my favorite part being the yellow webbed feet against green painted base but the expressionistically done black detailing on the wings is pretty good too

but some treasures to be found

Lovely Older Isleta Pueblo Pottery Friendship Basket mr thayer ) Having now spent aI have a particular love for the graphic patterns rendered in black and rust against cream body on Isleta pueblo pottery, with these patterns also carrying symbolic meanings relating to nature, cycles of life, infinity, etc. Boldly hand painted all the way around, and with a tall twisted clay handle, this "friendship" basket is a lovely example of a earlier piece created for the tourist market c. 1920s 30s or so, I believe. With some writing on the