Zuni Pueblo Small Pottery Owl Figurine [SOLD]

Since the mid-1800s, Zuni Pueblo potters have been making effigy vessels and figurines. Owl figurines have always been a favorite. In 1879, Alexander Stevenson collected, for the Smithsonian, figurines, including an owl. Early figurines were made in such a manner that the owl stood on its feet. Later, potters eliminated the feet and had the owls sitting on their legs.

This owl sits on its legs.  It is likely from the 1940s and is not signed with the name of the potter.

Condition: very good condition

Provenance:  from the collection of a New Mexico family

Recommended Reading: The Pottery of Zuni Pueblo by Harlow and Lanmon