Tahbo, Mark – Jar with Eagle Tail Design (2000)

6"w x 5.25

$ 800.00

This is a beautifully shaped and designed jar by Mark Tahbo.  He learned to make pottery from his great grandmother, Grace Chapella.  His pieces reflect the wonderful symmetry and thin walls of an excellent potter. The designs are painted using native clay slips and bee-weed (a plant) for the black.  This jar is from 2000 and it has the classic eagle tail design painted on the four sides.  Note that each of the four “tails” has a different design in the center ranging from clouds and rain to butterflies.  The jar is traditionally fired and has a achieved a great coloration for which his work is known.  Mark has made it part of his career to use the traditional firing to add depth of color to his pottery.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair. It is signed on the bottom with his name an a pipe for his “Tobacco Clan”.