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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 444151, member: 45"]It is Native American, could possibly be Hopi, but the clay body itself doesn't look quite right. But then again, it could be because of the the damage to the surface of the pot. </p><p><br /></p><p>Is the inside of the bowl orange? I can only see a little bit of it in the first photo. It would make a difference in identification.</p><p><br /></p><p>The size of the pot indicates this was made for the early tourist trade, which means late 1890s to about the 1930s. </p><p><br /></p><p>The surface damage is mainly from moisture, not age, or salts. There are several types of clay found at Hopi. A gray clay, found closer to the surface, is used for this type of pottery, and a yellow clay that fires red, and found below the gray, is used for the Hopi redware. </p><p><br /></p><p>The gray clay has no soluble salts or impurities that would cause damage. If it was exposed to water, however, or left outside in a damp climate, or something like that, the moisture absorbed would result in this type of damage. </p><p><br /></p><p>The pottery isn't glazed, so can't be treated like pottery that is. It isn't water proof. Some Southwest Native American pottery is so low-fired that it will crumble apart over time, if it gets wet.</p><p><br /></p><p>The clay body, and the way the pot is finished, looks more like Santa Ana than Hopi, but it's a little hard to tell from photos, without seeing the whole pot.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 444151, member: 45"]It is Native American, could possibly be Hopi, but the clay body itself doesn't look quite right. But then again, it could be because of the the damage to the surface of the pot. Is the inside of the bowl orange? I can only see a little bit of it in the first photo. It would make a difference in identification. The size of the pot indicates this was made for the early tourist trade, which means late 1890s to about the 1930s. The surface damage is mainly from moisture, not age, or salts. There are several types of clay found at Hopi. A gray clay, found closer to the surface, is used for this type of pottery, and a yellow clay that fires red, and found below the gray, is used for the Hopi redware. The gray clay has no soluble salts or impurities that would cause damage. If it was exposed to water, however, or left outside in a damp climate, or something like that, the moisture absorbed would result in this type of damage. The pottery isn't glazed, so can't be treated like pottery that is. It isn't water proof. Some Southwest Native American pottery is so low-fired that it will crumble apart over time, if it gets wet. The clay body, and the way the pot is finished, looks more like Santa Ana than Hopi, but it's a little hard to tell from photos, without seeing the whole pot.[/QUOTE]
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