Acoma Pueblo Fine-line Design Olla by Lucy Lewis [SOLD]

Lucy Lewis is a potter that most collectors recognize because she was at the forefront of potters following World War II when pueblo pottery began to be collected in earnest.  One of her best-known designs was this complicated fine line style where the lines crossed in every direction.  One must remember that these were painted using a brush fashioned from the leaf of a yucca plant.  That certainly added to the complexity and is the reason not too many Acoma potters ever achieved the level to paint such a design.

Condition:  physically in original condition.  The only marring is very minor loss of paint around the rim (see the "Click on image to view larger" picture in the right hand column above Recommend Reading to see this).

Recommended Reading: Acoma & Laguna Pottery by Rick Dillingham

Note: There is a Sunday, February 8, 1981 article from The Wichita Eagle-Beacon newspaper about Lucy Lewis included with the purchase of this olla.