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Title: id pottery bowl native american?
Post by: rink28 on July 30, 2019, 12:25:21 PM

Hi, i was wondering if anyone could help me identify this pottery bowl with a rabbit design on it. I tried doing some research on it myself but couldnt find anything on it. Possible age? Any info would be great thanks. No signature or markings that i could find. It has a native american look to it but dont know for sure.

Title: Re: id pottery bowl native american?
Post by: mart on July 30, 2019, 06:25:01 PM

A rabbit ??  Where ??

Title: Re: id pottery bowl native american?
Post by: rink28 on July 30, 2019, 07:37:50 PM

It's the black design on the top part of the bowl. Look at the last picture you will see the ears and eye.  The rest of the rabbit raps around the top part of the bowl.

Title: Re: id pottery bowl native american?
Post by: mart on July 31, 2019, 05:51:29 PM

Oh !!  Now I see it !!  Have to look from the top !!  I guess it could be from one of the native American potters but who,,I have no idea !!  The decoration looks hand done but the bottom looks to be a commercial pottery and not an independent potter !!  An independent potter would surely have marked his work !!

Title: Re: id pottery bowl native american?
Post by: rink28 on July 31, 2019, 08:28:01 PM

Yeah that's why I am confused because the top looks hand done but the bottom looks off.

Title: Re: id pottery bowl native american?
Post by: mart on August 01, 2019, 09:56:12 AM

Is the top rabbit part overlaid on the main body ??  Its a simple thing to do !!  The dark part is rolled flat and the design is just cut like a piecrust !!  Then slip is applied to the back and it is positioned on the main body of the vase then painted or glazed and fired !!  The main body has a look of Raku but I don`t see a lot of the color variations as on most !!  Of course that depends on many things !!

Title: Re: id pottery bowl native american?
Post by: rink28 on August 01, 2019, 01:40:52 PM

Hi, it might be overlaid. Here are a few closeups that might be better to see. It is raised.

Title: Re: id pottery bowl native american?
Post by: mart on August 01, 2019, 03:50:26 PM

Thats what it appears to be to me but,, it doesn`t help ID it !!

Title: Re: id pottery bowl native american?
Post by: Rauville on August 01, 2019, 04:18:04 PM

Looking at photo #2 showing the bottom; that's not "writing" towards the lower righthand side is it? To my old eyes it almost looks like something was covered up. ???

Title: Re: id pottery bowl native american?
Post by: mart on August 01, 2019, 07:59:54 PM

I looked again and didn`t see anything that looked like writing !!

Title: Re: id pottery bowl native american?
Post by: Rauville on August 01, 2019, 08:39:11 PM

Quote from: mart on August 01, 2019, 07:59:54 PM

I looked again and didn`t see anything that looked like writing !!

I'm looking at about the 5:00 o'clock position on the backside. To me, it looks like something was there, and then covered up??? But it's late and I'm old...so probably my imagination is getting overactive again. ;)

Title: Re: id pottery bowl native american?
Post by: mart on August 02, 2019, 09:34:33 AM

Thats about where I was looking but all I saw was a smudge !!