Lovely Old Native American Pueblo Small Pottery Bowl, Presumed Acoma sculptural pottery the crafting of birchbark quill

the crafting of birchbark quill boxes never completely died out

perhaps this was just a portrayal of a Saturday night bacchanal

dating to the late 20th century I believe

Visible mending/reinforcing in many places

Lovely Old Native American Pueblo Small Pottery Bowl, Presumed Acoma sculptural pottery the crafting of birchbark quillI know this small bowl was purchased from a large private Native American collection in northern New Mexico; my guess is that it is Acoma, but I'm not 100% certain. It's for sure a beautiful thing, though, with simple but bold dark brown painted design over white slip, which keeps the eye forever look forward, toward what's around the curve of the bowl. For me, a perfect thing. 4 3 16" in diameter x 2 1 4" tall. Great condition, with a few very minor