Three Piece set of Pottery Whistles [SOLD]

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Juana Leno, Acoma Pueblo Pottery Matriarch
  • Category: Modern
  • Origin: Acoma Pueblo, Haak’u
  • Medium: clay, pigment
    PRICE IS FOR SET OF 3
  • Size: 2” x 2” approximately
    PRICE IS FOR SET OF 3
  • Item # C4058G
  • SOLD

Juana Leno (1917-2000) Syo-ee-mee (Turquoise) signatureJuana Leno (1917-2000) Syo-ee-mee (Turquoise) – Artist Image source unknown.An unknown person found or acquired a historic or prehistoric pottery whistle and asked Juana Leno to replicate it.  She made these two pottery whistles and, surprisingly they work as whistles. The older one and the two made by Leno are being offered as a set.

Juana Leno (1917-2000) Syo-ee-mee (Turquoise) - formerly Juana Louis Vallo - was one of the finest potters of the 20th century at Acoma Pueblo. She quietly worked every day producing extraordinary pottery without seeking acclaim. She was a wonderful woman and very modest about her talent to produce such fine pieces. She may not have achieved the fame she was due, but it was not because of the lack of quality in her work, but because she chose to remain quietly at home and not seek fame.

For years, I drove out to her home at Acomita and purchased pottery from her, and I was always charmed by how graceful she was and what beautiful work she produced. She was one of the few Acoma potters from whom I purchased.

~Alexander E. Anthony, Jr.

 

Condition: these Three Piece set of Pottery Whistles are in excellent condition

Provenance: from the extensive collection of pottery from Acoma Pueblo by a resident of Arizona

Recommended Reading: Acoma & Laguna Pottery by Rick Dillingham

Artist Image Source: unknown

Juana Leno, Acoma Pueblo Pottery Matriarch
  • Category: Modern
  • Origin: Acoma Pueblo, Haak’u
  • Medium: clay, pigment
    PRICE IS FOR SET OF 3
  • Size: 2” x 2” approximately
    PRICE IS FOR SET OF 3
  • Item # C4058G
  • SOLD

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