Featured Nemadji?

I'm guessing this guy is Nemadji, but I can't make out all of the stamp. It's wheel thrown, about 8" high, 1960s. Not especially well made, but pretty. Any thoughts?

 

I agree that it looks sort of Nemadji-ish, but that is not a Nemadji mark. Nor does the way in which the swirling done look the same as the applied colors on Nemadji pieces. Nemadji uses a much lighter color clay than this.

The stamp on the bottom seems to include a much longer name than Nemadji Pottery, although most of it is illegible. Looks like 3 words the last 2 of which are Badlands Pottery.

 

Certainly looks like old Nemadji and the mark is consistent in form with theirs, if not in content. They were known to have produced some pottery branded for others but I have not seen this mark.

 

If you search Nemadji 161 vase, you will find some very similar examples.

 

North Dakota Badlands Pottery

 

Finally found a legible mark example. And sure enough it is Nemadji.

https://www.ebay.com/i/352766020377...MIv6CRsr7C5AIVAp6fCh2tsgcqEAkYAyABEgK7h_D_BwE

You have to scroll down the 5 visible pics to get to the others, one of which is a clear Nemadji Badlands Pottery mark.

 

Found a better example of the mark. Reads Nemadji Badlands Pottery..... so just a variant of their mark.


Source:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vtg-nemadji-badlands-pottery-vase-red-30001598

 

It's too bad Lehner's does not mention this variation in the name.

 

Thank you!!! You are all so incredibly generous with your time! (It'll probably be a long time before I'm able to offer something useful on the forum, but I'm hopeful...)

 

It is beautiful, ccl, both the shape and the fine swirls in warm colours.

 

I like it, the colors are fantastic.

 

The definitive reference on Nemadji pottery is The Myth and Magic of Nemadji "Indian" Pottery History,Identification and Value Guide by Michelle D. Lee. There are over 30 different stamps illustrated, which are from the author's own collection (four are versions of this particular "Badlands Clay" stamp), and an estimated additional 10 that are not included.

The author points out that prior owners of the Nemadji factory confirmed that individual shops across the country also bought unmarked pottery and applied their own stamps. So accurate dating depends more upon the color of the clay, and the interior treatment.

There were slight differences over the appearance of the pottery in the 75 years it was produced. The earlier pieces (1929-1933) used colored clay, were hand-thrown as well as mold-made, and had shellac interiors. Patterns and colors of the distinctive swirling paint decoration also depended partly on who the decorators were at the time, and the fact that it's a similar process to that used in making marbled paper, so the outcome will always be unique to each piece.

This piece fits into the 1933-1972 period, when all the pots were made from molds, and before the lighter color clay (from Kentucky) was first used and glaze replaced the shellac.