Acoma Pueblo Seed Pot Fine Line Black on White Turquoise Bird Fetish Signed

PRODUCT DETAILS

• Origin: Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico

• Material: Hand-coiled clay with white slip, hand-painted; carved turquoise bird fetish bound at the rim

• Dimensions: Approximately 3 inches high, measured against a tape in the photographs

• Colour/Finish: Matte white ground with dense black fine-line painting

• Condition: Excellent; the painted surface is crisp with no visible chips, cracks or restoration

• Era/Period: 20th century

• Other specs: Alternating hatched panels over a rayed base, seed-pot form with a small closed mouth. Signed on the base

The fine-line work is the thing to look at. The hatching is close, even and painted freehand with a yucca brush — the technique Acoma is known for and the mark of a practised painter rather than a tourist piece. A carved turquoise bird fetish is bound at the rim.

The signature on the base is legible but has not been matched to a named potter, so the pot is offered on its own quality rather than on a name.

Small enough for a shelf, fine enough to look at closely.