Lovely Old Small Native American Isleta Pueblo Bowl carved cats which gives it great character

which gives it great character and patina

and this little imperfection just adds to what I read as a sense of anxious eagerness and vulnerability

Eleven swans a swimming

with just a hint of purple

Signed at lower left

Lovely Old Small Native American Isleta Pueblo Bowl carved cats which gives it great characterI believe this beautiful small bowl is Isleta, a pueblo located in the center of the Rio Grande Valley, south of Albuquerque. There is a long tradition of Isleta redware, which after 1880 reflected the influence of Laguna immigrants in terms of its polychrome decoration, with the combination of dark brown, orange tan, and white on this one showing a merger of the two. I believe this piece dates to the beginning of the 20th century, and just love the