Crafted by a people living on the largest Indian reservation in the world,
the Navajo potters first started out creating strictly utilitarian pots.
Today, they create beautiful vessels by hand-rolling coils of clay,
burnishing the pieces, then firing the pots in a bit that burns wood or
animal dung. "Fire clouds" which are the results of hot coals directly
touching the pots, show up as black clouds in the clay. Then pinon pitch
coating on the pottery makes it distinct from other Native American pieces.
Verkamp’s
is proud to carry an assortment of Navajo pottery pieces by such artists as
Alice Cling, Lorraine Williams, Betty Manygoats, Ken and Irene White, Louise
Goodman and
many others. We also feature pieces that are not of collector
quality, but are still fine examples of Navajo pottery.
On these
pages you'll find an assortment of styles and price ranges. If you select
one of these items and it's already sold, we'll do our best to find a piece
that most closely suits your needs. Or, if these pieces aren't quite what
you're looking for,
contact us and we'll see what we can
find for you.
