Small Acoma Pueblo New Mexico Dark Brown and White Pottery Bowl whale pattern and is gorgeous from any

and is gorgeous from any angle

which I have learned is called “yun-de

Each measures 2

winter and spring

5ʺw × 5ʺd×5 1/2ʺh

Small Acoma Pueblo New Mexico Dark Brown and White Pottery Bowl whale pattern and is gorgeous from anyThis is a gorgeous little Acoma Pueblo Native American bowl from New Mexico, circa 1940s, I believe. I've really fallen in love with the relatively simple but dynamic surface decoration on traditional Acoma pottery, which this bowl perfectly exemplifies in the interplay of solid forms, stripes, and negative space made all the better by the contrasting terra cotta colored rim. Really lovely. A repair of a small break along the lip was made to this bowl