This piece by Anita Fields is from 1999.  “Anita was influenced by traditional Osage ribbon work, clothing, and blankets. She also studied the objects and ceremonial dress of other tribes. The personal and emotional elements in these textile designs led Anita to use them symbolically in clay, translating the personality of these vestments into her work. About one of her recent series, Native American Dresses, which are coil-and slab-built installations, Anita says: “The dresses convey my attitudes toward the strength of women and how native peoples show remarkable resourcefulness and adaptability toward their environment. The clothing Indian women created shows great pride, dignity, and hope in a culture facing insurmountable odds.”  This piece is part of her House series, with a stylized house and a figure in the interior.  Here the outside of the house is adorned with an elk tooth motif.  The figure inside has a wrapped blanket at their feet.  On the back of the piece is an embossed swirl pattern.  It is a beautiful complement of slips, texture and design.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.