Sanchez, Russell – Black-and-Green Jar with Bear, Bear Paw, and 39 Stones

3.25"w x 3"h

$ 3,200.00

Russell Sanchez continues to be one of the true innovators in Pueblo pottery.  Each piece is coil-built, stone-polished, and traditionally fired.  This jar has a sharp shoulder and sloping neck.  The jar was fired a glassy black and then the rim was two-toned green.  The neck has an etched bear paw and there are two bands of hei-shi beads.  The body of the jar has an etched bear and then etched clouds and birds on the opposite. There are inset coral stones on the neck and a single inset piece of turquoise in the bear paw.  The birds and clouds have coral and the bear has a large inset piece of turquoise and a tiny diamond for the eye.  The jar is a striking combination of colors, designs and detail.  There are a total of 39 inset stones on this piece.  All the stones are inset after firing.  The jar is elegant in shape and design with a modern strength.  It is signed, “Russell ’25”.

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