Medicine Flower, Grace – Jar with Avanyu & Butterflies

2.25"w x 5.25"h (w/ lid), 4"h w/o lid)

$ 2,500.00

This lidded jar by Grace Medicine Flower is from 1987 shows the transition of her work from sgraffito designs to a combination of carved and etched imagery. This jar has an elegant shape and the entire piece is fully polished.  There is an avanyu (water serpent) carved into the clay around the body of the piece.  Around the neck is a wind pattern.  In the body of the avanyu there are sections with incised butterflies.  The lid is made to fit perfectly into the piece.  It is signed on the bottom, “Grace Medicine Flower”. The jar is in excellent condition with no chips,cracks restoration or repair. It is elegant and stunning!  Over her career she made very few black pieces and yet they are always stunning and creative!