Acoma Pueblo Canteen with Heartline Deer Design [R]

Carrie Chino Charley was born on December 19, 1925, to Lorenzo and Marie Z. Chino from Acoma Pueblo. Carrie's sisters were, Grace Chino, Vera Chino Ely and Rose Chino Garcia, all of whom also were potters.

Carrie made her home on the pueblo and her life-long pleasure was caring for her family and making exquisite pottery.  She started making pottery in the 1940s and is best known for her traditional and contemporary polychrome, black-on-white, fineline, white ware jars and bowls.  She passed away on February 6, 2012 at the age of 86.

This canteen by Carrie was fashioned to sit at a backward tilting angle to better display the design on the face, a design originated at Zuni Pueblo but adopted decades ago by Acoma potters.  The heartline deer is the focus of the design but the elaborate band surrounding the deer should not be overlooked as it was beautifully executed.

The canteen is signed on the base C. Chino Acoma, NM.

Condition:  very good condition

Recommended Reading: Southern Pueblo Pottery 2,000 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf.  This book is currently not available from Adobe Gallery

Provenance: from a gentleman from Florida