Ami, Loren – Total Eclipse Sun Canteen

7"w x 6"h x 4" deep

$ 650.00

This canteen by Loren Ami was made in recognition of the solar eclipse of 2017.  It has the sun design on the front and note on the left side he used the brown clay slip and the right the red.  It symbolizes the eclipse in a visually striking manner!  The handles and neck are polished with a red clay slip.  Loren also braided the leather strap.  He learned to make pottery from Dextra Quotskuyva and the canteens were one of the special pieces she taught him to make.  Each piece is coil built, painted with native clays (red) and bee-weed (black) and outdoor fired.  The red areas are stone polished and there is a bit of mica in the red clay.   This piece is signed on the back with his name and a spider design for the Spider Clan.  Loren is certainly one of the traditionalist Hopi-Tewa potters to watch.