Zia Pueblo Polychrome Jar with Bird Design [SOLD]

Seferina Bell was one of the few potters working in the mid-20^th century at Zia Pueblo who signed her pottery.  Her signature is an outline drawing of a bell and Zia Pueblo.  She did not sign her name along with the bell drawing.  Her pottery reflects that she was a very good potter.  The vessel walls are thick as is the custom at Zia.  Generally, the cream slip is stone polished as is the red underbody.  She had a variety of bird styles and the ones featured on this jar are typical of her work from the 1940s-1950s.

Condition: very good condition with some abrasion to the painted areas

Reference: The Pottery of Zia Pueblo by Harlow & Lanmon

Provenance: from the extensive collection of a Santa Fe resident who is unfortunately moving to another city and found it necessary to greatly reduce her collection.