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Title
Black on Redware Candleholder Wide
Artist
Maricopa
Medium
Hand-coiled clay using paddle and anvil technique. Mesquite gum is used for the black pigment.
Size
3 1/4 height X 2 1/2 width of the outer lip X 1 1/4 diameter at base
Signed
No
Date of creation
Circa 1910-1920
Condition
Good, there is a 1/8 chip on the edge of the black painted rim. There is some wear on the bottom of the vase.
Design
The rim is outlined in black and the tapering body is enhanced with outlined and in some cases, filled in shapes.
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About The Artwork
Traces of wax on the candleholder's interior is evidence of the intended use of this small vase.
About The Artist
The word "Maricopa" is from mariposa, the Spanish word for butterfly, which references the painted faces of these people, which resembled butterfly wings. Currently the Maricopa Tribe consists of several hundred individuals who still live near Phoenix, Arizona. The Maricopa earn their living by subsistence farming, growing cotton, commuting to various jobs and professions in metropolitan Phoenix and by leasing their land for non-Indian agricultural and commercial developments. Mary Fernald's book Dirt for Making Things is the definitive book delving into the development of Maricopa pottery. Mary names three periods of Maricopa pottery: Early (1885-1910), Middle Revival (1937-1940) and Later Period (1970-1972).
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