Lot 480

Maricopa Pueblo Indian Black on Red Pottery c 1940

Estimate: $250 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
Featured in this lot is this Maricopa Pueblo Indian "Black on Red" pottery, circa 1940. There are three pots in this collection. The pots show traditional artwork painted in black to the outside and inside of the bowls with red clay construction. The smallest of the pots shows a slight signature on the bottom, reading "Sallie." Pueblo pottery is made using a coiled technique that came into northern Arizona and New Mexico from the south about 1500 years ago. In the four-corners region of the US, nineteen pueblos and villages have historically produced pottery. Although each of these pueblos uses similar traditional methods of coiling, shaping, finishing and firing, the pottery from each is distinctive. The condition of these Pueblo pots is good, with no obvious signs of damage. The measurements of these Pueblo Indian pots are 2" x 3 3/4" x 3 3/4" and 2" x 3 1/4" x 3 1/4"; the shortest measures 1 3/4" x 3 3/4" x 4".