Antonio, Frederica – Five Color Water Jar with Corn and Corn Husk Design
$ 1,200.00
Frederica Antonio is renowned for her intricately painted pottery. Each piece is coil-built and then finely painted. Her designs are a series of fine vertical and horizontal lines which are then filled in to create larger images in the squares. This water jar has the squares painted to represent corn. Each of the colorful sections is a different color of corn, representing a different direction. There are four sections of corn design, each a different color representing the four directions. The neck has the corn husk painted in an interlocking manner. It is a creative use of a classic design. The base of the jar is concave, reminiscent of historic Acoma jars that were carried on the head. The jar is signed on the bottom, “F. V. Antonio”.
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Frederica Antonio is renowned for her intricately painted pottery. Each piece is coil-built and then finely painted. Her designs are a series of fine vertical and horizontal lines which are then filled in to create larger images in the squares. This jar has the squares painted to represent corn. Each of the colorful sections is a different color of corn, representing a different direction. There are four sections of corn design, each a different color representing the four directions. It a is colorful and visually dynamic jar! The base of the jar is concave, reminiscent of historic Acoma jars that were carried on the head. The jar is signed on the bottom, “F. V. Antonio”.
