This is a
replication of an Anasazi Tularosa style mouse effigy pitcher. The vessel was handmade and constructed using
the coil and scrape method. It was delicately sculpted and painted with
butterfly-like motifs over its entire surface.
Fired in a wood pit it emerged from the ashes glowing red hot. When
cooled it appeared with a smoky patina and a richness of fire clouds that can
only be attained through the use of this primitive firing process. The effigy
figure positioned upon the handle and peering longingly over the pitcher’s rim
is… well I guess, it’s a mouse. Starling
Black Studio in the White Mountains of Arizona attempts to replicate the
ceramic artifacts of now extinct cultures. If setting on the shelf of an
archeology museum “Mouse Pitcher” could easily be mistaken as an original
artifact. If you appreciate the rawness of primitive art and love archeology
then I believe you will not be dissatisfied with this authentic appearing
replication of the fine art that was once made so many years ago in the high
deserts of Southwestern America. Thank you for looking.
Dimensions,
Approximate: 6.50 inches length x 5.50
inches width x 7.50 inches height
Price: $250.00 with free handling and shipping to
the contiguous United States of America
NOT for use in the
preparing or serving of food; for display and decorative purposes only.