Medina, Elizabeth – Jar with Bird Family & Turtle Lid

5\"w x 7.5\"h (w/ lid)

$ 200.00

Elizabeth Medina is known for traditional style of Zia pottery.  Each piece is coil built, painted with native clays and native fired.  This jar is a traditional design with a bird or roadrunner on each side.  One side has the male, the other the female and there are four baby birds as well. Surrounding the birds are various plant patterns.  Separating the birds are single flowers which are painted in an open space style.  Throughout the piece the red clay slip is polished while the other clay is matte.  The lid has a turtle with the bird painted on the top.  The jar is signed on the side “Elizabeth Medina, Zia