Beautiful Colored, Hand Etched Horsehair Pottery created by Navajo Artist Ronald Smith from Farmington New Mexico. Ronald comes from a long line of potters and learned from his mother & sisters. We bought our 1st pot from him when he was only 13 tears old.
Approximately 6.50 " tall. 5.75 " wide. Opening is 3 "
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.
SYMBOLS:
Squiggles represent water= life
Border Pattern- Spirals & Whirl Winds, Renewal, Water & Springtime.
Green represents the color of Trees which is used for medicine for healing.
Red represents Mother Earth or the color that represents the Navajo People - DIne`