Antique Isleta Pueblo Native Pottery Bowl billiards scorekeeper beaded pieces and textiles

beaded pieces and textiles

with a little wear to the fabric of the seat

with wear most visible on two of the yellow triangles

This one may have been made to serve as a jewelry box

with nicely detailed face and all over spots

Antique Isleta Pueblo Native Pottery Bowl billiards scorekeeper beaded pieces and textilesThis beautiful Native American pottery bowl I am almost positive is Isleta, a pueblo located in the center of the Rio Grande Valley, south of Albuquerque. There is a long tradition of Isleta red ware, which after 1880 reflected the influence of Laguna immigrants in terms of its polychrome decoration, with the combination of dark brown, orange tan, and white on this one showing a merger of the two. I believe this piece dates to the beginning of the