Tony Da (b. 1940), San Ildefonso

of globular form with tall tapering neck, decorated on the body with a highly polished red slip, finely incised with an encircling avanyu, lighting spewing from its mouth, small stylized paw prints on its body, the plume inset with a plaque of turquoise, surmounted by a heishi band and a broad matte frieze in tan, the lid decorated with a band of tiny incised circles, additional heishi and turquoise decoration on the finial; signed on the base: "Da." 

American Indian Art Magazine, Autumn 1977, p. 93, illustrated

Very good overall condition with minor blemish beneath the chin of the avanyu.
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