Plateau Beaded Wall Pocket With Bluebird Gavel Although not a Native American

Although not a Native American

This is a highly collectible piece by one of the finest traditional Hopi silversmiths

This is an unusual blackware plate made by the well respected San Ildefonso potter

The plate is in excellent condition and has never been repaired

Plateau Beaded Wall Pocket With Bluebird Gavel Although not a Native AmericanThis is a very unusual and visual piece. It has two beaded panels, one with a large blue bird on a branch and the other with a heart shaped single flower, both of which sit in a yellow field. These panels are spaced apart on a black wool cloth and between the two beaded panels and above the smaller one are two red wool rectangles which creates a very dramatic piece. There is some loss of the red cotton binding above the blue bird panel but otherwise