Mahle, Gloria – Jar with Raised Relief Butterflies and Ribbon (2013)

9"w x 6.5"h

$ 975.00

Gloria Mahle began making pottery in 1980.  She learned to make pottery from Rainy Naha and Fawn Navsie.  This jar is coil built and painted with bee-weed (black) and red clay slip.  The jar is entitled, “The Butterfly Dance”.  The jar has a red slipped and stone polished neck. Below the neck is a checkerboard pattern.  The body of the jar has six butterflies.  Gloria is known for her butterfly design.  Each has a raised relief body and the wins are painted with different designs.  It is a striking and complex design.  The jar was traditionally fired, which created blushes on the surface.  It is signed on the bottom, “Gloria Mahle”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.  It has a second-place ribbon from the 2013 Museum of Northern Arizona Heritage Festival.