Chino, Rose – Fineline Jar with Four Heartline Deer (1970s)

6"w x 6.25"h

$ 850.00

This is an intricately painted jar by Rose Chino Garcia. She was a daughter of noted potter Marie Z. Chino. This piece has a round shoulder and sloping sides.  The top and sides are painted with interlocking stars.  Around the shoulder are four heartline deer.  They are painted in her classic Acoma style.  The heartline deer are symbolic in Acoma pottery.  It was a design borrowed from Zuni pottery around 1910 and the heartline is said to represent life itself.   The piece is painted with bee-weed (black) and the heartlines are a red clay slip. The bowl was traditionally fired.  It is signed on the bottom, “Rose Chino”.  It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.   There are some small areas of spalling on the surface, which are typical of this time period in Acoma pottery.