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Lewis, Carmel - Bowl with Star Designs (1988)
1 × $ 175.00
Lewis, Carmel - Bowl with Star Designs (1988) 
Artist Media Series
Living Artists
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Johnson, Barbara – Bowl with Cloud Designs (1970s)
5"w x 3"h
$ 175.00
Barbara Johnson was a daughter of noted Maricopa potter Mabel Sunn. This jar is a classic bowl shape for Maricopa pottery. The entire piece is fully polished. The black designs are derived from a mixture of mesquite sap and cactus spines. The imagery has a series of clouds and mountains. The bowl is signed on the bottom in the clay, “B. J”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
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Barbara Johnson was a daughter of noted Maricopa potter Mabel Sunn. This jar is a classic bowl shape for Maricopa pottery. The entire piece is fully polished. The black designs are derived from a mixture of mesquite sap and cactus spines. The imagery has a series of clouds and mountains. The bowl is signed on the bottom in the clay, “B. J”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
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Barbara Johnson learned to make pottery from her mother, Mabel Sunn. She was one of the revivalists of Maricopa pottery in Arizona. Maricopa pottery making essentially was non-existent at the turn of the 20th century, but with the diligence of Elizabeth Hart of the United States Indian Service Home Extension Department, there was a revival, not only in production but also in quality of workmanship.
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Johnson, Barbara (1925-2004)
Barbara Johnson learned to make pottery from her mother, Mabel Sunn. She was one of the revivalists of Maricopa pottery in Arizona. Maricopa pottery making essentially was non-existent at the turn of the 20th century, but with the diligence of Elizabeth Hart of the United States Indian Service Home Extension Department, there was a revival, not only in production but also in quality of workmanship.