Rare Maricopa Indian Pottery Effigy Vase, by Thelma Bread, CA 1960's, # 1756 SO{LD #1482 but it is nicely done

but it is nicely done and really helps show off the painting

but burnishes the natural clay

According to James: Only the best of my work is good enough to be cast in bronze

Shows a trapper and his pack train coming down from the mountains with his partner in the rear in the winter

Out of a heart of boundless faith she built the three dwellings wishing that the merit of her good deed would go to the three persons: her deceased lord

Rare Maricopa Indian Pottery Effigy Vase, by Thelma Bread, CA 1960's, # 1756 SO{LD #1482 but it is nicely doneRare Maricopa Indian Pottery Effigy Vase, by Thelma Bread, CA 1960's, # 1756 Description: # 1756, Rare Maricopa Indian Pottery Effigy Vase, by Thelma Bread, CA 1960's. Hand coiled and painted vase depicting seated human figure, signed T. Bread. Dimensions: 7" x 5. 5" Condition: Superb for its age Some background on the Maricopa follows: Sometime prior to the mid 1500's, the people known as the Maricopa today started their long migration from the lower