This is a complex large seedpot by Joseph Lonewolf. The piece is fully polished and fired red and it is from  1977.  The top of the piece has a realistic mallard duck as the main design.  It is surrounded by a feather design.  There is an additional detail design in the background behind the duck.  The base of the seedpot is polished red and there is a single realistic butterfly near the base.  The butterfly is slipped green.  The seedpot is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Joseph Lonewolf”.   It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.  

I think what collectors saw and recognized was his special relationship with Clay Woman, the spirit who lives in the clay. His belief and respect for her allowed him to tap into his own creative energy, that inexplicable ‘groove’ that every artist seeks but only sometimes reaches. These two elements, Dad’s energy combined with Clay Woman to form these incredible pieces, so alive and realistic that you expected the images to walk right off the pots.”  Rosemary Lonewolf ,Spoken Through Clay