Homer, Marcus – 9″ Wide Seed Bowl with Six Frogs (1995)

Marcus Homer (b. 1971) began making pottery at age 7.  He is known for his fetish, cloud, and cornmeal bowls.  This is wide shoulder bowl that is very flat in shape.  The top has five frogs in relief.  They are painted red and white. There are painted plant designs around the edge of the piece.  The bowl is signed on the bottom, “M. Homer”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.

“The Legend of Kolowisi:  The feathered or horned water serpent is a hero in Zuni because he saved the Zuni people from the flood. When the waters rushed into Zuni Pueblo, the people fled to the top of their sacred mountain, Dowa Yallane (Corn Mountain), to get above the flood. They were dying of thirst and starvation and so said prayers to each of the six directions, asking for rescue. Kolowisi heard their prayers and came from the West direction and rested his jaw on top of Dowa Yallane and regurgitated fresh water, meat and seeds and so saved the Zuni people. When the waters receded Kolowisi did not want to go back to the West and so he now resides in the underground lake in the South where the katsinas live.”.