Zia Pueblo Pottery By Yvonne Shiue

ca. 1980

4.5" H x 6.75" D

Hand Coiled from Red Poly Chrome Clay with Matte Black Rain Bird Motif Design

From a Private Colorado Collection

In Very Good Condition

Yvonne Shije (sometimes spelled or listed similarly in records), who is from Zia/Acoma Pueblo heritage. She creates traditional hand-coiled polychrome pottery featuring designs like eagles, yucca, rain motifs, birds, and flowers.

Zia Pueblo pottery is a renowned tradition from the Zia (or Sia) Pueblo in New Mexico, part of the Southwestern Native American pottery heritage. Zia pottery is typically polychrome, featuring a distinctive red, black, and white color scheme on a buff or tan base. Common designs include sacred symbols like the Zia sun symbol (a red circle with groups of rays), stylized birds (often roadrunners), flowers, yucca plants, rain motifs, geometric patterns, and arcs or bands.