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Historic Picuris Micaceous Clay Pottery Bowl

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Pottery Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:80.00 - 150.00 USD
Historic Picuris Micaceous Clay Pottery Bowl
Historic Native American Picuris Micaceous Clay Pottery Bowl by Anthony Duran (1956-2009), measures 3''H x 5.5''D, artist's initials on the bottom A. D. and Picuris, nice thick walled pottery bowl, this piece gleams with golden mica, FYI: ''Anthony Durand (1956-2009) was a Native American potter from Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico. He was born in Cortez, Colorado and raised by his grandparents at Picuris Pueblo. When he returned to Picuris in 1976, he became intent on preventing the Picuris micaceous tradition of pottery from dying out. Using an old and unsigned Picuris pot as an example, he was able to reproduce the traditional golden color and high luster that has since become standard to his works. Pottery fragments from the ruins of the old Picuris Pueblo have also inspired some of his molded detail. He used cedar wood in his firing to achieve the gold finish. Anthony was an award winning artist and sadly passed away in 2009 at the age of 53.''