Tso, Faye – Jar with Rain Band (1980s)

3"w x 5"h

$ 175.00

Faye Tso was one of the first Navajo potters to use unconventional imagery in her pottery.  While traditional Navajo pottery has very little decoration, Tso applied images of corn maidens, lizards, and dancers to the surface of the clay.  Her grandson, Jared Tso, is also an important younger potter who is carrying on this amazing family tradition.  This jar is coil-built and has a traditional “tus” or Navajo water jar shape.  The jar has a low, round shoulder.  There is a single raised band around the neck of the jar.  It is incised with rain designs.  The jar was traditionally fired and then covered with pinon pitch.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Faye Tso”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.  Definitely a great piece of Navajo pottery history!

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