Description: Vintage Navajo horsehair vase by Tom Vail Sr. Artist: Tom Vail Sr.Tribal Affiliation: NavajoItem: Horsehair VaseHeight: 3"Diameter: 3 5/8"Signed on baseVase presents in very good vintage condition with no chips, cracks or crazing observed and displays well, as depicted. The Vail family is well known for their contemporary style of horsehair pottery. Tom Vail married into the Navajo nation and along with his children William "Skeeter" Vail, Loveitha Vail-Sanchez and their spouses Geraldine Vail and Ray Sanchez create horsehair pottery. To make the pottery, they pour a ceramic white slip substance into a mold. Next, they pour out the excess slip and let it sit to dry. The ceramicware is then cleaned and polished. The ceramic pot is then heated in a kiln. Mane hair or tail hair is thrown randomly on the heated pot, the resulting carbon being drawn onto the surface creating wonderful designs and patterns. After cleaning the finished pottery with a dry material the result is a unique stylized marbleized pot. The process is very time consuming but the artists enjoy actually not knowing what designs will form on their work.
Price: 35 USD
Location: Saint Petersburg, Florida
End Time: 2025-01-21T22:08:33.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
Artisan: Tom Vail Sr.
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Culture: Native American: US
Handmade: Yes
