Featured Out of my comfort zone. NA Pottery

Discussion in 'Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain' started by Bdigger, Aug 12, 2026.

  1. Bdigger

    Bdigger Well-Known Member

    Hello Friends. Picked up these five NA pots for $10.25 (for all) at the thrift store today.
    I know little to Nothing about this kind of stuff but of only $10.25 I thought I'd take a chance. I know they aren't old, but each is signed. I can't make out most the siggys becauce they are just incised in the white clay, but 2 are signed in marker. Anything you can tell me about them would be greatly appreciate. As always, Thank You in advance!

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  2. *crs*

    *crs* Hippy Dippy Antiquer

  3. Bdigger

    Bdigger Well-Known Member

    Thank you @*crs* Very helpful indeed. I appreciate your help. Looks like I may have done a little better then I thought!
     
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  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    They're modern style, but even this pottery ignoramus knew that was a good deal. Dinè means "the people" or close enough - about the only Navajo word I know. It's their name for themselves.
     
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  5. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    These look like modern Navajo pots. Probably bought as green-ware and decorated by the artist. Not traditional hand coiled Native American pottery. The Navajo actually don't have a tradition of pottery making so Navajo pottery is a relatively new phenomenon. Not terribly valuable but well worth what you paid for them.
     
  6. ola402

    ola402 Well-Known Member

    It sure is pretty.
     
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  7. Joe in PA

    Joe in PA Well-Known Member

    Out of your comfort zone and into your profit zone :). They might sell well as a group rather than one by one. If they were mine, I might keep my favorite and sell the rest
     
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  8. Potteryplease

    Potteryplease Well-Known Member

    There is, actually, a smaller Navajo pottery tradition, centered in an area called Cow Springs, in which the hand-made pots are covered in pine pitch after being fired and are left with a distinct brown and often shiny finish.

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    https://toh-atin.com/pottery-navajo-corn-pine-pitch-vase-ccrh-65
     
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  9. Bdigger

    Bdigger Well-Known Member

    I sold the big vase on the right for $22 today. So the lot is paid for, and I made a little profit as well. I listed them individually.
     
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