Lovely Older Isleta Pueblo Pottery Friendship Basket homemade winder There is no ball included

There is no ball included

with light wear to the board

or even a match of the VB mark with star

(I have found a few other examples featuring pencil written names like this

The monkey alone measures 7" long x 1 3/8" wide x 45/8" deep

Lovely Older Isleta Pueblo Pottery Friendship Basket homemade winder There is no ball includedI have a particular love for the graphic patterns rendered in black and rust against cream body on Isleta pueblo pottery, with these patterns also carrying symbolic meanings relating to nature, cycles of life, infinity, etc. Boldly hand painted all the way around, and with a tall twisted clay handle, this "friendship" basket is a lovely example of a earlier piece created for the tourist market c. 1920s 30s or so, I believe. With some writing on the