Red Sgraffito Seed Pot with Mimbres Rabbit [SOLD]

Art Cody was the grandson of Kiowa ledger artist Silver Horn.  Silver Horn was born around 1860. He is best known for his fine ledger drawings of Kiowa life during the late 19^th century, and is considered one of the best artists of the early reservation period.  He taught and influenced family members, including Kiowa artists Stephen Mopope and Katherine Dickerson. His Kiowa name was Haungooah, which means “sunlight reflecting off a buffalo horn”.  Cody and his wife Martha Suazo, who were married in the early 1970s, used this name to sign their work.  

Suazo and Cody began decorating pots together, and for a short period of time, they created masterpieces. Not surprisingly, their work came to the attention of famous designer Pierre Cardin, who organized a European tour to showcase their work.

This seed jar was made by the couple in 1974. It features a Mimbres style rabbit. Mimbres designs are a common motif on contemporary Pueblo pottery as modern artists incorporate ancient decorative features in innovative new ways.

It is signed Haungooah and dated 11/74.

Condition: original condition

Recommended Reading: Pueblo Indian Pottery 750 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf

Provenance: from a family from Santa Fe which is beginning to downsize its very large collection of pottery and paintings by New Mexico Native artists.