Appleleaf, Martha Fender – Red Jar with Feathers and Rain Designs (1990s)

Martha Appleleaf learned to make pottery from her mother, Carmelita Vigil Dunlap. Today, she continues to create distinctive pottery with traditional designs.  This is a classic sharp-shoulder jar with sloping sides. The piece is fully polished red and painted with feathers and a rain design around the sides of the piece.  The jar was traditionally fired, and it is a striking coloration.  The jar is signed on the bottom, “Martha Appleleaf”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.