Maricopa Pottery Effigy Woman Carrying Water Jar, ca. 1890–1920

Pima, Maricopa, Native American. Native American, Southwestern United States, lower Colorado River region, Pima or Maricopa ca. 1890 to 1920 CE. A charming hand-built effigy vessel in the form of a woman balancing a small water jar on her head, the jar forming the vessel’s spout. Her face is delicately modelled with a pinched nose, painted almond eyes and vertical lines on the cheeks evoking traditional facial markings, framed by long painted hair falling to her shoulders. Slender appliqué arms cross her rounded, gourd-like body, which is painted in reddish-brown and black with sweeping scrolls and triangular motifs suggesting her dress. The jar on her head is slipped in red with dark painted designs. An appealing and expressive figure from the era when Native potters created effigy wares for travellers arriving by railroad A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. Item # 206402

Estimate:£223.33

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