Maricopa Jar Pottery By Ida Redbird

Mid 20th Century

7.25" H x 8.5" D

Hand Coiled from Red Clay of an Unusually Large Bulbous Example Handsome and Large and Unsigned

In Very Good Condition and has a 4" Hairline Vertical Crack from Rim as Pictured

Although unsigned, this is in the style of Ida Redbird and is associated with an Ida Rebird bowl collected. 

Ida Redbird (1892-1971) was a Maricopa potter from the Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona. She was the first president of the Maricopa Pottery Maker's Association and was widely credited with the revival of ancient Maricopa pottery techniques and forms. Her polished black-on-redware pottery was highly prized with collectors. Texas photographer Ted Sayles shot a series documenting Redbird sculpting her pottery. The series toured museums throughout the Western United States

The Maricopa Pottery and Maricopa Tribal people are best known for their red clay pottery work. Various jars and bowls were created for essential needs.