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Faye Tso, Pot with Figurative Decoration, ca. 1992, fired clay with piñon pitch, 20 5⁄8 x 15 5⁄8 in. (52.4 x 39.7 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1997.124.178
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Pot with Figurative Decoration
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1992
- Location
- Dimensions
- 20 5⁄8 x 15 5⁄8 in. (52.4 x 39.7 cm) diam.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- fired clay with piñon pitch
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Figure group — male
- Indian — Navajo
- Dress — Indian dress
- Object Number
- 1997.124.178
Artwork Description
Faye Tso decorates many of her pieces with Ye’i (deity figures), corn maidens, and ceremonial scenes to express Navajo beliefs and rituals. She experiments with different clay slips, and often applies the dung of sheep, goats, and cattle to the clay during the firing process (Chuck and Jan Rosenak, The People Speak: Navajo Folk Art, 1994). This changes the color of the clay from a golden orange to a deep brown or black.