Lovely c. 1920s Isleta Pueblo Pottery Basket the defender ) I assume the band

) I assume the band around the neck is a collar

104 of a whole series Setko produced

once one stops taking care with their appearance

as bright and crisp and clean as if made yesterday

Made of fruit woods I believe

Lovely c. 1920s Isleta Pueblo Pottery Basket the defender ) I assume the bandI have a particular love for the painted patterns and combination of black and orange on Isleta Pueblo pottery, which is symbolic here checkerboard patterns that I believe symbolize rain combined with orange circles with dots at their center that I believe reference either suns or flowers. This is an early example of Isleta pottery (New Mexico) made for the tourist market, c. 1920s. 5" widest diameter x 5 1 4" tall and in very good condition, with