Rare Maricopa Indian Pottery Effigy Vase, by Thelma Bread, CA 1960's, # 1756 SO{LD #1482 but burnishes the natural clay

but burnishes the natural clay

Shows a trapper and his pack train coming down from the mountains with his partner in the rear in the winter

Reference: Hopi-Tewa Pottery: 500 Artist Biographies [1st ED/1st Print:] by Gregory Schaaf

According to James: Only the best of my work is good enough to be cast in bronze

but it is nicely done and really helps show off the painting

Rare Maricopa Indian Pottery Effigy Vase, by Thelma Bread, CA 1960's, # 1756 SO{LD #1482 but burnishes the natural clayRare Maricopa Indian Pottery Effigy Vase, by Thelma Bread, CA 1960's, # 1756 Description: # 1756, Rare Maricopa Indian Pottery Effigy Vase, by Thelma Bread, CA 1960's. Hand coiled and painted vase depicting seated human figure, signed T. Bread. Dimensions: 7" x 5. 5" Condition: Superb for its age Some background on the Maricopa follows: Sometime prior to the mid 1500's, the people known as the Maricopa today started their long migration from the lower