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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 297215, member: 45&quot;]This is traditional Navajo pottery, handmade from local clay, with an applique corncob design, fired in a bonfire, and coated with pinon pine pitch.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It lacks the commercial appeal of Southwest pueblo pottery, and generally sells for less, so would probably be considered more in the folk art category, but there are collectors.&nbsp; It began appearing on the market in the 1960s.</p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s a relatively small number of potters making this type of pottery, most living in the Shonto-Cow Springs area of the Reservation.&nbsp; Two references are <u>Navajo Pottery, Traditions &amp; Innovations</u> by Russell Hartman and Jan Musial, and <u>Navajo Folk Art</u> by Chuck and Jan Rosenak.&nbsp; The signature &quot;LS&quot; isn&#039;t mentioned in either book, but it may be that of Loretta Shortman, niece of Bertha and Silas Claw (known for this type of pottery.)&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen the signature before, and even have a piece myself, but haven&#039;t been able to positively identify who the potter is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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