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Old Isleta pottery tourist bowl, polychrome, incorrect "swastika," rolling logs

$ 44.88

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Provenance: Private collection
  • Condition: Good used condition
  • Handmade: Yes
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Artisan: Unknown
  • Tribal Affiliation: Isleta Pueblo
  • Culture: Native American: US

    Description

    First, everyone be well!
    Another piece of good old New Mexico Pueblo pottery made for the tourist trade, much of it along the railroads.  This is a very cute small bowl, I think made at Isleta.  The exterior is decorated with hand-painted designs with an interestingly incorrect 'swastika' or whirling log, rolling log symbol on the underside.  But, the artist got it wrong.  With such a definite geometric that was perhaps, new to the artist (dating this to the 1930s) the hand painted design on the bottom of the pot is off - the four feet that should point in the same direction, don't.  Inside the pot is a definite painted dot on the bottom of the bowl.  Don't know the reason for the dot but it is clearly important that it is there.  The inside of the bowl has a reddish slip painted a little over halfway down the bowl.
    The bowl measures between 1 1/2" to about 1 3/4" tall at the rim x 2 5/8" wide. In very good old condition with very light surface wear.  Please see all the photos for full condition.
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    Returns accepted with written notice within 3 days of receipt, only if I have seriously misrepresented item and buyer must pay return postage and full price insurance.
    Feel free to ask any questions and thank you for looking!