This a very detailed seedpot by Joseph Lonewolf.  It is from 1994 and is fully polished.  There are nine different Mimbres animals etched into the surface of the piece. There is a lot of design for a piece this size!  There is a large mountain lion on the top, along with a roadrunner and a rattlesnake.  There is a Mimbres bee, cricket, rabbit, lizard, and horned lizard as well!  Each has designs etched into their bodies.  Each is also highlighted with various clay slips for coloration.  There are pink, red, blue, white, and green clay used on this piece!  Near the base is a realistic butterfly.  There is also the yearly symbol for 1994.  The piece is very highly polished and intricately designed.  It is signed on the bottom, “Joseph Lonewolf”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. 

Joseph Lonewolf said of his use of Mimbres imagery in his pottery:

“I regard the Mimbres as my ancestors. Though I refine their designs, each design must have meaning for me. In my dreams I see how to use the design, how to make the pot happen. Then when I work the clay, everything flows. Some people wonder why I keep changing styles, colors, forms. But I can’t just sit there and make pots. Like any artist, I must try different things, different techniques. I must meet the challenge with my hands. The patterns and the methods I see in my mind during my dreams.” —Joseph Lonewolf, 1974, Spoken Through Clay