Wilson, Jimmy – Water Jar with Cloud Designs and Raised Rain Band (1984), Ribbon
$ 650.00
Jimmy Wilson (b. 1935) lives in Leupp, Arizona. He and his wife make pottery with Navajo (Diné) images from Creation Stories drawn on their surface; sometimes colored. Wilson makes shallow, incised geometric designs of Navajo people on his vessels. This jar is coil-built with a round body and a turned-out rim. The jar has a classic raised band around the neck with incised rain lines. Around the body of the jar is a cloud pattern that is inspired by the Navajo wedding baskets. The jar was traditionally fired with great coloration and then covered in pinon-pitch. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Jimmy Wilson”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. There is a Blue (First Place) ribbon from the 1984 Santa Fe Indian Market.
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Wilson, Jimmy (b. 1935)
Jimmy Wilson is Naakaii dine-e (Wandering People Clan of Navajo) and lives in Arizona. He is a clan relative of Faye Tso, who taught him to make pottery in 1974-5. He is known for his elaborate incised designs on this pottery. He has also refined his own applique techniques.