Lansing, Bob – Jar with Hummingbirds and Feathers (1999)

Robert (Bob) Lansing (b. 1966), Navajo is the son of noted weaver Helen Benally Lansing and Dan Lansing, a noted Navajo Medicine Man. Robert remembers his father as a “healer of minds”. Robert’s work is deeply influenced by his father, grandfather, and brother-in-law, William Yazzie. Yazzie, a well-known Navajo potter, taught Bob the skills of carving pottery.  This piece is made from White Haggie porcelain from Salt Lake City and etched with designs.  There are two hummingbirds etched into the clay.  They are surrounded by bands of feathers around the shoulder.  It is very intricately designed.  It is signed, “Bob Lansing”.  The jar is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.