Beautiful hand-built Navajo seed pot by Diné potter Nancy Chilly featuring multiple colorful Yei figures with deeply incised and painted geometric decoration. The underside is signed NAC and NAVAJO, and the piece comes with its original informational sheet describing Chilly's traditional clay preparation, coil construction, sheep-dung firing, and piñon pitch 5.25 inches
Width: approximately 5.5 inches
Opening: approximately 2.75 inches
Artist: Nancy Chilly
Signature: NAC
Additional Mark: NAVAJO
Tribal Affiliation: Navajo Nation Diné
Type: Seed Pot / Seed Bowl Form
Design: Navajo Yei Holy Figures
Material: Native clay with crushed lava temper
Construction: Hand coiled
Decoration: Incised etched and hand painted
Finish: Piñon pitch
Firing Method: Traditional low-temperature firing
Origin: Navajo Nation Four Corners region
Artist Residence: Aneth Utah area
Year of Production: Exact year unknown likely late 20th to early 21st century
The accompanying information sheet identifies Nancy Chilly and states that she and Jackson Yazzie sourced clay near Cow Springs Arizona, used crushed lava from Farmington New Mexico as temper, and gathered piñon gum from the Ute Mountain area for the pitch finish.
The NAC and NAVAJO markings on the underside provide strong artist attribution. The extensive Yei decoration, traditional construction, signed base, and original information sheet make this a particularly desirable example of Nancy Chilly Navajo pottery.
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