Folk Art - North America - Navajo Pottery, Ceramics, Textiles

Betty Manygoats

Horned Toad Pot

SOLD

 dimensions:

approx 8"wide x 5 1/4" tall

 Adorable pot in the likeness of a horned toad. Textured all along the rim with the head protruding out the front and a small tail protruding out the back.  

An excellent addition to any collection.

Very Good Condition.  No chips or cracks. 

Betty Manygoats learned how to pot from her mother, Zonie Barlow as well as other members of the family. Her first pots were rather undistinguished but when she began her horned toad design, she had something special. She has won many awards for her work at multiple different contests including the annual Navajo exhibitions. 

Betty Manygoats uses Navajo clay from Black Mesa to create her works of art, dries them in the sun, and then they are placed in an open-pit kiln and covered with cow dung. Cedar is the preferred fuel for the kiln and wherever the wood ash has contact with the clay a brownish gray discoloration results. This discoloration is known as "fire clouds". Once the piece is fired, warm pinon pitch is applied to the piece making it water tight and ready for use.

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