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Handmade, Navajo Indian Pottery
Craftsperson: Betty Manygoats
Biographical information on Betty Manygoats and other Indian potters of the Southwest.

Navajo pitch pottery is a low temperature fired ceramic. Variations in color and dark areas on the pots that are referred to as "fire clouds" result from and are a "signature" of the traditional firing process that uses sheep dung or wood as fuel.

Horned Toad Bowl

Bowl features 5 Horned Toads.

Size: 5 1/8" diameter, 2 1/4" deep
Handmade by: Betty Manygoats
Signed by the artist: "BM"
The actual color inside the bowl is more of a carmel brown.

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Item Number: 97-BM-137
Price: $90.00
S/H: $14.90, includes insurance.

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Navajo pitch pottery is a low temperature fired ceramic and dark areas or "fire clouds" result from and are a "signature" of the traditional firing process that uses sheep dung or wood as fuel. Most Navajo pottery is coated with the pitch of pinon trees, (any of several small pines with edible seeds), that gives it the glossy finish, for the original purpose of waterproofing the pot. Traditional designs of corn, ye'iis, cactus, and geometric designs are appliquéd and incised on Navajo pottery. Some artists, like Betty Manygoats, her family members, and others favor the horned toad, a lizard, that has significance in Navajo lore and legend.

The horned toad is of course not a toad at all, but any of several new-world small, scaly, insect-eating lizards with a flattened body, short tail, and horn-like spines.
A powerful symbol to the Navajo people, "Noted artist Shonto Begay explains in his book 'Ma'ii and Cousin Horned Toad, 'Whenever we come upon a horned toad we gently place it over our heart and greet it, 'Ya ateeh shi che' ('Hello, my grandfather'). We believe it gives strength of heart and mind. We never harm our grandfather.' "
From "Enduring Traditions, Art of the Navajo," by Lois Essary Jacka

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