Russell Sanchez #8802

$2,400.00

This new double sided canteen is outstanding. We are referring to it as an old style tobacco holder. Reminiscent of the Navajo silver tobacco holders, this new hand coiled clay piece by Russell is exceptional in all ways; shape, design, colors, stone work, and firing. Each aspect of this creation is stunning. One side has an incised great bird with a turned head. That is encircled with Russell’s trademark dots and inlaid brown heishi stones. The other side has an incised bear with a Kingman turquoise stone in its center. But this time, the medallion is polished with a soft green slip. He has kept the embedded heishi the same on both sides. The heishi was made by our friends, Joe and Mary Calabaza, now deceased. The firing is brilliant. Deep black, red, and green. Russell has included a black leather strap so the canteen can be hung on a wall if someone wants to display it that way. It really is marvelous.

3 ¼” high by 3” wide

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Russell Sanchez

San Ildefonso

Russell Sanchez was born at the San Ildefonso Pueblo. He has continued to live there all his life. Russell started making pottery at a very young age. If you could see his pots from when he was thirteen or so – you would be able to tell that a great talent was emerging! Russell was greatly influenced by his aunt, Rose Gonzales, and was futher encouraged by Dora Tse Pe. Like Russell, Dora is also a perfectionist. But Russell is really a self-taught potter. His incising, carving, and polishing techniques are all his own – developed and evolving over many years of hard work.

His work is widely accepted by serious collectors of some of the finest Native American pottery made today. He often introduces different materials into the clay while styaing within the traditional construction and firing techniques of pueblo pottery. Russell has won numerous awards and honors in juried shows every year since 1978. He has works in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institute, the Millicent Rogers Museum, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (Santa Fe) and the Museum of Natural History (Los Angeles). It is an honor to work closely with Russell, and represent him in our gallery.

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