Adams, Sadie – Jar with Bird Wings (1940s)
$ 400.00
This is an early jar by Sadie Adams. The piece a round shoulder and a short neck with a tiny turned out rim. The top of the shoulder is painted with a series of four bird wings. Each wing is painted with bee-weed (black) and polished red clay. It is a fluid use of a traditional design. It was traditionally fired to create the blushes on the surface. The jar is signed on the bottom with her hallmark flower. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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This is an early jar by Sadie Adams. The piece a high shoulder and turned in rim. It is painted with bee-weed (black). The jar has four panels of interlocking birds and clouds. It is creative use of a traditional designs. It was traditionally fired to create the blushes on the surface. The jar is signed on the bottom with her hallmark flower. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Adams, Sadie (1905-95)
Sadie Adams
Sadie Adams was famous for the variety of her pottery shapes along with her intricately painted designs. Each piece was coil-built, painted with bee weed and native clay slips, and traditionally fired. She was a cousin of potters Lena Charlie, Irene Shupla, and Patty Maho, and a niece of Paqua Naha (Frogwoman). She also taught her daughter, Lorna Lomakema, to make pottery. Her Tewa name meant "Flower Woman/Girl" and so each piece is signed with her hallmark which is a flower.