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This is a high quality piece of authentic Native American, Navajo pottery. This unique piece of Navajo horse hair pottery uses real horse hair during the firing process to decorate the rustic vase. The artist throws the pieces of horse hair onto the pottery at just the right time to cause it to stick and melt into the piece.
Click picture to see detail. This causes a permanent application of the horse hair to the pot. The piece is also hand etched to yield the famous look that everyone loves. Each piece is unique, no two are alike. This piece would be perfect for any southwest style, western decor or cabin. It would also make a great special gift.
Measures 2.5″ tall, 3″ wide.
Authentic Native American, Tribe – Navajo
Native American Navajo Pottery Vase 3×2″ -Horse Hair
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This is a high quality piece of authentic Native American, Navajo pottery. This unique piece of Navajo pottery is artfully hand tooled to decorate the rustic vase. The artist cuts the design by hand before the firing process.
Click picture to see detail. The result is a fabulous hand tooled piece with the carved look that is so popular. Each piece is unique, no two are exactly alike. This piece would be perfect for any southwest style, western d?cor or cabin. It would also make a great special gift.
Measures 3″ tall, 3.5″ wide.
Authentic Native American, Tribe – Navajo
Native American Navajo Pottery Vase -Hand Tooled
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The unique look of rawhide lamp shades for kitchens and country decorating has been popular since the end of the great depression when women first began to look at their homes in ways other than utilitarian. This was the case with not only kitchens, but living rooms and later family rooms and dens as well. What is also now called southwest décor and western style as well as ranch style came naturally as the designs sprung from the use of everyday items. The same was true with country style homes. As the wealthier class began to have second homes called country homes, the working class began to use the same techniques in their homes too.
As lanterns and oil lamps gave way to the first rustic lamps it was rawhide that was one of the first chosen materials to serve as a shade. If you like the handcrafted work and style of a bygone area, the rustic texture and color tones of natural rawhide will definitely be part of what you want to incorporate into your country kitchen. There are also a few other elements that will help you create the country style look.
For a country kitchen consider the natural look of wood. It’s best to keep with a primitive or rustic style. Rough edges and uneven surfaces are desirable. If you have a large kitchen, darker woods can be used whereas lighter tones are better for smaller areas. Rawhide lamp shades should be used in any area where a table lamp or desk lamp would be placed. Depending on the layout of your kitchen, a floor lamp may also be utilized. One fabulous feature of rawhide shades is that they are available in light or dark as well as colors to fit your particular color palette.
As you use rawhide lamp shades and rustic wood furniture you will be delighted to see the dramatic impact they make. With these two elements in place the back drop will be set. Now, there are a few other things to consider that will bring the kitchen to life. Along with rawhide, lamps and rough wood furniture pieces in the kitchen, the single largest contributors to a country kitchen are area rugs. Not the machine made versions but real hand woven wool rugs with their rich colors and wonderful textures. This is where you can really shine. You have complete control at this point.
Play it safe with earth tones of tan, cream and rust or be bold and use a rich orange, red, blue or green. If you would like to have a western kitchen flavor just add dark red with grey, black and white. If you feel like a southwest kitchen, choose a southwest rug with a turquoise background or accents. Different patterns can be used around the space if the same color schemes are used. The great thing about wool weavings is they are so versatile. Not only great on the floor, they also make perfect wall hangings because they are of tapestry quality. Place a long narrow wool table runner or a small woven rug on your table as a centerpiece base. Carry the theme to floor runners in hallways, in front of the counter or behind an island. It’s hard to go wrong because woven wool rugs add so much to the overall design with the hand hewn wood and hand laced rawhide shades.
By now your room is coming alive and looking great. It just needs some accessories to give it the “wow” factor and pull the whole thing together. One of the best types of accessory is Indian pottery. Use clay vases on the table or counter with dried flowers or eucalyptus. Native American pottery is perfect for the look because it is usually hand coiled and more primitive in appearance. Place it around the room and use pitcher and bowl sets or painted dishes to set the table atmosphere. Add to the homey feel with hand carved wooden dough bowls, a primitive log ladder or wrought iron. As you will see, all of these elements build on each other for a wonderful country kitchen and with a few variations on color you can also include elements of western style or southwestern decor.
As you consider adding rawhide lamp shades to your kitchen, along with the other design elements, it may not be necessary to buy new lamps. Rustic lamps are desirable but it is the leather lampshades that make the difference. You may be able to use lamps you already have. It’s amazing what a transformation is made with rawhide lamp shades.
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This is a high quality piece of authentic Native American, Navajo pottery. This unique piece of Navajo pottery is artfully hand etched to decorate the rustic vase. The artist carves the design by hand before the firing process.
Click picture to see detail. The result is a fabulous hand etched piece with the carved look that is so popular. Each piece is unique, no two are exactly alike. This piece would be perfect for any southwest style, western d?cor or cabin. It would also make a great special gift.
Measures 4.5″ tall, 8″ wide.
Authentic Native American, Tribe – Navajo
Etched Native American Navajo Pottery Vase 4×8″
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Accessories are to your home decor what jewelry is to an outfit, and your Southwestern decorating theme is no exception. This interior style works the best with natural accessories which help enhance the fun and colorful charm of the west. Adding items such as wall art, knick-knacks and pillows can help add the finishing touches to your Southwestern style home.
Wall art is a vital factor in any design theme, but your room will only look sharp if you situate it properly. When arranging art, think like a gallery and put the center of the piece at eye level. If you have numerous artworks to display on one wall, lay them out on the floor initially to get the best design. You can bring interesting ambiance into your Southwestern decorating theme design with colorful rugs or native American art that you should put anywhere.
Look at adding potted plants, horse figures, and colorful tiles for more of a feeling of the west. To best add to your decorating scheme, you should find accessories that not only match each other, but also the decorating theme. Stick to on theme pieces exclusively in order to achieve the look and feel you are working hard for.
Finding the perfect knick knacks to add appeal to your interior design can be fun plus help pull the room together. To add zip to your Southwest decorating, make sure you purchase accessories that have a fun and colorful feeling. Arranging Native American pottery in colorful groupings or having wrought iron knick knacks on wood shelves. When looking for accessories try to pick out ones which show your unique style. Contrary to what you might have been told, you don’t have to break your budget to take home the proper knick knacks. Looking for buys at thrift stores, garage sales and flea markets can get you interesting accessories for a lot less.
Another item you can purchase to add flair to your room design is decorative pillows. If you had the notion that pillows were purely for the bedroom, think again, they can put a fascinating touch to any room including the living room, dining room, bathroom and kitchen. Pillows can be displayed in the bathroom and kitchen, think about displaying them in chairs, on the hamper or on shelves. Pillows can be a wonderful enhancement to the bedroom when piled in front of the headboard. Pillows on the sofa or chairs in your family room, den or living room should help instill a bit of the Southwest decorating feel. To appropriately enhance your room design, stick with pillows that have southwestern colors – red, black, aqua, peach.
Adding leather and Native American prints to your Southwestern decorating theme will truly help the room stand out. But before you go out and purchase a bunch of items, you will need to have an idea of what kinds of items you want and purchase those pieces. When decorating with accessories, proportion is key so be sure you purchase items in the sizes you need. Using this philosophy you can make sure to get items that fit and look together perfectly.
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This is a high quality piece of authentic Native American, Navajo pottery. This unique piece of Navajo horse hair pottery uses real horse hair during the firing process to decorate the rustic fetish bear. The artist throws the pieces of horse hair onto the pottery at just the right time to cause it to stick and melt into the piece.
Click picture to see detail.
This causes a permanent application of the horse hair to the pot and yields the famous look that everyone loves. Each piece is unique, no two are alike. This piece would be perfect for any southwest style, western d?cor or cabin. It would also make a great special gift.
Measures 3.5″ tall, 5.5″ wide.
Authentic Native American, Tom Vail, Tribe: Navajo
Native American Navajo Etched Pottery Fetish Bear 5×3″
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Southwest Indian pottery lamps are a design element that you will not want to do without in your western decorating. The quiet, yet profound colors and tranquil shapes of these lamps will provide a link to the desert and Indian pueblo. Here, their predecessors were made for hundreds of years. Each lamp is, indeed, a journey back to the craftsmanship and artistry of the Native American. He took this basic element, clay, and made it into a useful and beautiful object. It is not hard to imagine tallow and oil lamps, similar in appearance to the southwest Indian pottery lamps of today lighting the rooms and kivas in the pueblos.
A home that is decorated in a southwestern style will provide a rustic and natural design finish. This does not mean crude, however, and adding a southwest Indian pottery lamp will add a touch that is both sophisticated and organic. Most people will use more than one of these pottery lamps in their home. These pottery lamps may be used in any room of the home. The high degree of skill necessary to produce these lamps will assure that they will add just right decorating touch.
Some of the most lovely pottery lamps for sale today and made by the Tarahumara Indians of northern Mexico. Because of their beauty, these lamps can not just be considered a household object since they are made totally by hand. These are not just lamps, they are pieces of art which will give your home a unique look of individuality. The native artists choose unique shapes that reflect the pottery which has been formed throughout history. They are shapes that are friendly and natural, like river- and wind-smoothed rocks. Strung with rawhide to provide that authentic southwestern feeling, these lamps come on wooden stands with a rawhide shade. These lamps help to complete your southwest room. The best shade to use with a pottery lamp is one made of rawhide.
There are many styles of southwest Indian pottery lamps available which includes the Tarahumara of Mexico. These lamps will draw you right into the pueblo and desert by basing their designs and decoration on the wonderful artistry of Navaho, Anasazi, and Zuni Native peoples. A great way to complete your southwest decor is by adding a pottery lamp. You can almost hear the kiva drums or the songs of the wolves and coyotes when looking at some of these pottery lamps. A definate Native American presence will be added to your room.
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Native American Apache pottery night light with sand painting.
Native American Southwestern Pottery Night Light -Kokopelli
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The spirit of wide-open mesas grace your surroundings! Traditional tribal designs in muted blues and tans decorate this sophisticated ceramic pot, set off beautifully by its footed metal stand and hand-knotted jute handles. Terra cotta ceramic with metal stand. 7 1/2″ diameter x 7 3/4″ high.
DESERT SPIRIT POT W/ STAND
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Native American pottery is fun to collect. There are so many different pueblos, and each one has its own style of pottery. While collecting the pottery, you are also learning a lot about Native American art and culture.
This form of art has been practiced for thousands of years. Yet it is constantly improving as modern artists are experimenting with new techniques and designs. You can purchase antique pottery or modern versions, and each has its pros and cons. Of course, the older pottery is much more expensive, if it is in good condition, because of the value as an antique. But the newer pottery can be just as beautiful or even more so. It is important to collect what you like and can afford.
The first thing you should do is visit some websites and look at photos of Native American pottery. WHen you see enough good quality pottery, you will train your eye to recognize what is good. Be sure to read some books on the subject as well.
If you can visit New Mexico or Arizona, be sure to visit some of the pueblos where the pottery is made. Often the pueblo will have a cultural center where they display works of the local artists, along with a lot of information about their history and crafts. This will help you get a feel for the pottery as well.
You can purchase pottery at these cultural centers, but you might be better off buying the pottery directly from the artist. For sure, you should not buy the pottery at the expensive shops in the tourist areas of Santa Fe or Albuquerque. It will be marked up a great deal there.
You can also purchase pueblo pottery online. You can often get some good discounts at online sites. Of course, you can’t handle the pottery then, so be sure that they have good photos of the pottery at the website.
Try to get the largest examples of pottery you can afford. It should not have any chips or cracks, as that will reduce the value. Also, some pottery is made from molds, which is ok, but the hand made pottery is more valuable. In any case, even the pottery made from a mold should be hand painted beautifully by the potter.
It is fun to collect pottery from the different pueblos. It is amazing how different they can be. The differences could be in the color of clay used, the shapes of the pottery, the subject matter of sculptures, the amount of carving on the piece, the style of painting, and so on. Get a good book showing the various styles. It wll help you a lot.
There are many different types of pottery too. Some are ollas, bowls, seed pots, traditional wedding vases, story teller figurines, figures of animals, and many others.
Some of the Native American potters have become quite famous, and their work can be very expensive, but it is also extremely beautiful. But the work of lesser known potters can be lovely as well, and is much more affordable. You can always start out simply and purchase more expensive pottery as you get more familiar with it.
Enjoy your new hobby of collecting Native American pottery!
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