Special Value Offer: Ohkay Owingeh Red-over-tan Large Storage Vessel [SOLD]

Special Value Offer: We have been authorized to reduce the price by 20% from the original price of $5500 to a new price of $4400.

Pottery making at this pueblo almost died out around 1900 except for a few women who made pottery for their own use.  There was no market for these rather plain undecorated vessels.  It is believed that this jar dates to around 1900 or a little earlier.  The red upper half of the jar is a deeper red color than that seen on jars of a slightly later period.  The underbody is the natural, un-slipped, tan clay of the full vessel that was stone polished without the addition of slip. The natural un-slipped interior of the bowl was stone polished as well.

The shape of the jar is very pleasing. It flares out from the bottom to form a globular body that gracefully curves inward before rising to a short neck that has a gentle concave shape. There are beautiful fire clouds on the tan underbody and on the polished red area that add tremendously to the beauty of the vessel.  These early Ohkay Owingeh jars and bowls are some of the most beautiful vessels made by the northern pueblo potters.  Their simplicity of design highlights the vessel shape as the predominant visual factor.

Condition:  structurally the jar is in very good condition.  There is some loss of slip in one area of the jar but that is a natural occurrence from use. It does not detract from the visual impact of the jar.

Provenance: from the collection of Katherine H. Rust

Recommended Reading:  Pottery of the Pueblos of New Mexico 1700 - 1940 by Jonathan Batkin