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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 1769852, member: 45"]Historic period Zuni pottery is a very specialized area, quite removed from Western and American Art specialists. It would be unlikely that you'd find the person you need there. </p><p><br /></p><p>And unfortunately, many art and antiques dealers and even Native American dealers in general, are unable to say they don't have the expertise to adequately comment on something like this. They think they do, and have confidence, but you need someone who really is an expert in the subject.</p><p><br /></p><p>The definitive book on the topic is <u>Historic Pottery of the Pueblo Indians 1600-1880</u> by Larry Frank and Francis H. Harlow. Unfortunately, Frank Harlow passed away in 2016, and Larry Frank is in his 90s (as far as I know). Frank Harlow was the specialist in historic period southwest pottery.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd suggest you contact the Adobe Gallery in Santa Fe. I've always found the owner helpful and 100% reliable. Here's the website: <a href="https://www.adobegallery.com/page/about-us" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.adobegallery.com/page/about-us" rel="nofollow">https://www.adobegallery.com/page/about-us</a></p><p>They should be able to help on this, and at least be able to recommend a reputable expert.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 1769852, member: 45"]Historic period Zuni pottery is a very specialized area, quite removed from Western and American Art specialists. It would be unlikely that you'd find the person you need there. And unfortunately, many art and antiques dealers and even Native American dealers in general, are unable to say they don't have the expertise to adequately comment on something like this. They think they do, and have confidence, but you need someone who really is an expert in the subject. The definitive book on the topic is [U]Historic Pottery of the Pueblo Indians 1600-1880[/U] by Larry Frank and Francis H. Harlow. Unfortunately, Frank Harlow passed away in 2016, and Larry Frank is in his 90s (as far as I know). Frank Harlow was the specialist in historic period southwest pottery. I'd suggest you contact the Adobe Gallery in Santa Fe. I've always found the owner helpful and 100% reliable. Here's the website: [URL]https://www.adobegallery.com/page/about-us[/URL] They should be able to help on this, and at least be able to recommend a reputable expert.[/QUOTE]
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