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A rare and unusual pottery bowl with two faces from the Quechan Indians of the Colorado River. The handled bowl is pit fired, see the fire clouds on the bottom, and primitively painted with red and black.
The faces are classic Quechan with the square jaw and heavy brow. We have seen them pictured in Al and Carol Hayes' book, "The Desert Southwest, 4000 Years of Life and Art" and a couple of other places, but no one knows who the artist might be.
This funky bowl is a great addition to any survey collection of Indian pottery!
Dimensions are 5" tall at the handle and 5 1/2" diameter. Fine original condition, a minor firing crack at one end of the handle and chipped eye brows on one face. We are estimating the date in the mid-century.
Buyer pays $15.00 for shipping and insurance.
Mojave and Maricopa pottery was collected by Bert Carlson of Scottsdale, Arizona, a major collector of Indian artifacts of Arizona. He began acquiring his art in about 1966, buying in galleries and at auctions and from other collectors. At the age of 92 in 2010, he divided up his collection among his three children, from whom we acquired this pottery.
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