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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 1998167, member: 45&quot;]No, it isn&#039;t Southwestern, Native American, Navajo or any other tribe, although the colors and modified triangular patterns are probably &quot;inspired by&quot; or intended to create the impression that it is. </p><p><br /></p><p>The form itself, however, thrown on a potters wheel, with the rounded bottom, and odd-shaped handles (unlike any Native American pottery), along with the dark &quot;firing clouds&quot; and spotted black marks, are a good indication that it was made in Indonesia for the decorator market.&nbsp; Import shops were flooded with this distinctive type of redware pottery in the last couple decades of the 20th century, and pieces still are showing up in thrift shops and the like.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is one of the larger pieces I&#039;ve seen.&nbsp; Most of the time it&#039;s a plate or small bowl, usually combined with a wicker rim.&nbsp; But the spotted finish of the clay itself is characteristic, and a main identifying feature.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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