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Miniature Vase w/ Lid, Theresa Wildflower

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Pottery Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Miniature Vase w/ Lid, Theresa Wildflower
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300.00USD+ (75.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2017 Dec 03 @ 14:17UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Miniature vase w/ lid by Theresa Wildflower. (Wildflower's hallmark is a lizard) 6 tiny figures climb on the vase. The figure on the kid is holding a beach bill. Chemehuevi (The Chemehuevi are an indigenous people of the Great Basin. They are the southernmost branch of Paiute). Teresa's specialty was miniatures and she was prolific in making them. Because the Chemehuevi pottery tradition was almost wiped out a century before (and the examples available in museum collections look very Hohokam-influenced), it's hard to see anything in her pottery that makes it specifically Chemehuevi. However, her work is light-hearted and reflects a way of looking at nature that is simple, direct and exquisitely to the point. Her pieces are very well made and meticulously painted. Her subject matter is all over the place, from penguins to tropical birds to frogs, lizards, bears and coyotes. Her creations are exacting, built to a scale where 1" is equal to 1'. It's easy enough to confuse her work with Hopi, Zuni or Cochiti pieces as she created with styles and shapes and painted designs from all across the Southwest Native American pottery world. Wildflower's works are truly fabulous! Date: Location: Chemehuevi Reservation, California HWAC # 49428