Charmae Shields Acoma NM “79” Native American Seed Pot

Description: Welcome to my site! Up for auction / sale CHARMAE SHIELDS ACOMA NM “79” SEED POTMeasures approximately H. 3-1/4" x D. 3-1/4"Born in 1958, Charmae Shields Natseway is a traditional potter from Acoma. Or perhaps I should say "contemporary potter from Acoma who uses traditional methods to create her pottery." Charmae is married to Thomas Natseway, the noted Laguna Pueblo maker of miniature pottery.Charmae Shields-Natseway is a full blooded Native American Indian, she is a member of the Yellow Corn Clan from the Acoma Pueblo. She was born in 1958 and has been working with clay art since 1977. She learned the art of working with clay from Dolores Sanchez, her grandmother, and Ethel Shields, her mother. They taught her all the fundamentals of constructing pottery using the ancient traditional method of hand coiling and pinching that has been passed down from generation to generation.Charmae is noted for her superb quality of lidded pottery cylinders, boxes, and pyramids. She gathers her natural clays and slips from within the Acoma Pueblo. She breaks the clumps of clay down to a fine powder form and them mixes it with water and other natural pigments to a fine medium. Then, she begins to hand coil her vessels. When the raw formed vessels are dried she sands off the excess to give her vessels a smooth finish. She hand boils all her colors from natural plants and vegetation and begins to hand paint her designs. She signs her pottery as: Charmae Shields Natseway, Acoma, N.M., followed by a corn stalk to denote her family origin.This is an early decorated seed jar by the noted Acoma pottery artist Charmae Shields Natseway. It is signed on the bottom see photo. E shelf Thank you for your business! Feedback & DSRs (Detailed Seller Ratings) are very important to me. My goal is for this to be a 5-star transaction. Please contact me if you feel that you are unable to leave a five-star rating for any reason and let me know if there is anything I can do to improve the experience. I want you to be delighted with your purchase! I have inspected this item to the best of my ability & find it to be free of tears, stains, defects, etc., unless detail above. Please keep in mind that different computer monitors and settings may produce slight variations of colors. Tedious but Important General Information: Our home is non-smoking. While I do my best to describe any scents, odors or potential allergens, my items are pre-owned. This may pose a problem for the exquisitely sensitive or very allergic...please keep this in mind before bidding or buying. No returns on shoes, hats or other clothing, so please check all measurements carefully. I sell many Vintage items—please remember that Vintage means they have almost always been used by someone, and may have a few flaws. I do my best to point these out, so please check all pictures closely. Remember VINTAGE means they are not making these any more, and you are buying something unique! Items may be returned under certain conditions—if the item is blatantly different from my description, or there is something wrong with it that I failed to mention. Please Note: I will refund ONLY the original cost of the item, no shipping charges, insurance, etc. Buyer pays all return costs. Please add Delivery Confirmation and/or Insurance to any returns, for your own protection. Shipping: Shipping will be prompt. I ship shipped within 3 business days via address provided on PAYPAL. All domestic orders are either shipped first class, parcel post or priority mail with tracking. Insurance is included on all purchases over $50.00 in value. Please notify if you would like to add insurance to orders under $50.00 or if you would like to upgrade the shipping for an additional cost. PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL ONLY. Payment is to be made within 3 days of end of auction. If payment is not received by that time an Unpaid Item Case will automatically be initiated by eBay.

Price: 550 USD

Location: Urbana, Illinois

End Time: 2024-03-03T15:56:31.000Z

Shipping Cost: 14.98 USD