Beautifully HANDCRAFTED Horsehair Pottery Turtle by Navajo Artist Marjorie Joe from Kirkland New Mexico.
Approximately 2.25" tall & 4.5 " wide
Meanings:
Border Pattern- Spirals & whirl winds, renewal, water & Springtime.
Border Pattern- Steps, Direction & Change
Each handcrafted pot starts from a raw casting. It is then painted and in some cases, etched with a pattern and then fired. Horse Hair is then arranged along the pot before fired again. The cindered remains of the hair form the web looking designs on the pot.
Many reoccurring spirals & whorls are connected with life leaping out, cycles of life & perpetual renewal.
The space between each design represents Life Renewing Force.