Whitegeese, Daryl – Oval Bowl with Avanyu

10.5" long x 8"w x 4"h

$ 2,700.00

Daryl Whitegeese is known for his traditional style Santa Clara pottery.  He coil builds amazing shapes which are then carved and stone polished.  This shape is one of his technically most difficult.  This bowl is carved on the outside with an avanyu.  The water serpent (or avanyu) is part of a Pueblo story where the Avanyu saves the village during a flood.  The bowl has an avanyu which encircles the piece.  The rim is also fully polished to a sharp edge.  The oval shape is unusual but adds to the distinctive sense of this piece.  The bowl is signed on the bottom in the clay.