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Curran, Dolores – Polychrome Water Jar with Avanyu and Feather Design Lid
3.75"w x 4.25"h (w/ lid)
$ 1,600.00
This is a very detailed new polychrome water jar by Dolores Curran. She continues to create intricately incised and painted pottery. She was inspired to create these red polychrome incised and painted by her husband, Alvin Curran. He was known for his incised San Juan-style pottery in the late 1990s. This jar has a sharp shoulder and elongated neck. The top of the shoulder has an incised avanyu. Around the neck are a variety of flower designs. The lid is incised with a feather and a single prayer feather. The rim of the jar is polished red while the base is slipped with mica. The edge of the lid is also polished red. It is a complex and tightly incised piece with a colorful appearance. All the colorations are from natural clay slips. It is an extraordinary amount of time to create pieces intricate both in design and to use the various clay additions. The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Dolores Curran”.
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This is a very detailed polychrome water jar by Dolores Curran. She continues to create intricately incised and painted pottery. She was inspired to create these red polychrome incised and painted by her husband, Alvin Curran. He was known for his incised San Juan-style pottery in the late 1990s. This jar has a sharp shoulder and elongated neck. The top of the shoulder has an incised avanyu. Around the neck are a variety of flower designs. The lid is incised with a feather and a single prayer feather. The rim of the jar is polished red while the base is slipped with mica. The edge of the lid is also polished red. It is a complex and tightly incised piece with a colorful appearance. All the colorations are from natural clay slips. It is an extraordinary amount of time to create pieces intricate both in design and to use the various clay additions. The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Dolores Curran”.