Monday, October 31, 2005
Catawba Indian Pottery Rebecca Pitcher Arzada Sanders
Arzada Brown Sanders, 1896-1989, was the daughter of John and Rachel Brown. She was present when M.R. Harrington did his famed 1907 photographic series of the Brown’s working in clay and appears in some of Harrington’s photographs. After her marriage to John Idle Sanders she began to work in clay independently. She never stopped working in clay until age prevented her from following her art. She placed a small group of her work in the Smithsonian Institution. This Arzada Sanders collection is the only contemporary pottery in this important collection which mostly dates from the 19th century. A number of her descendants , including Donald Sanders, are active in the making of traditional pottery.
written by Tom Blumer
This beautiful Catawba Indian Rebecca pitcher is 9 inches tall. This Catawba Indian pottery Rebecca pitcher is a rare piece. It was handcrafted by the famous Catawba Indian Master potter Arzada Sanders. This piece was made in 1947 and given to Doris Sanders who passed it down to her son Donald, so here is your chance to get a valuable piece. Some of our former presidents have her pieces as it was the custom to present the new president with a piece of Catawba Pottery and Arzada was usually the potter of choice of the Catawba Tribal leaders. Catawba pottery is all hand crafted in the Tribal tradition passed down for hundreds of years. The potters would never consider using wheels or slip molds. As a matter of fact all the pottery is "burned" outside in a open pit. All proceeds from this sale will be used to support the Catawba Indian potters. This is a dying art and we are doing all we can to support the potters. It will be a honor to own a fabulous piece like this.
Saturday, October 29, 2005
American Indian Pottery Snake Bud Vase
American Indian Pottery snake bud vase crafted by master potter Margaret Robbins...This American Indian Pottery snake bud vase measures 8 3/4 inches tall and the opening is 1 3/4 inches...This piece is stunning and very unique...Margaret has signed the bottom of the American Indian Pottery snake bud vase
Thursday, October 27, 2005
American Indian Pottery Water Jug
American Indian Pottery water jug crafted by master potter Margaret Robbins...This American Indian Pottery water jug measures 5 inches tall and it is 4 1/2 inches wide spout to spout....Margaret has signed the bottom of the American Indian Pottery water jug
Monday, October 24, 2005
Catawba Indian Buffalo Pipe
Catawba Indian buffalo pipe crafted by master potter Warren Sanders...This Catawba Indian buffalo pipe has a lovely color pattern....This Native American pottery buffalo pipe measures 4 1/2 inches long and 2 1/2 inches tall....Warren has signed the bottom of the buffalo pipe
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Catawba Indian Tribal News
Yap Ye Iswa
The Catawba Nation's annual festival Yap Ye Iswa will not be held this year. This was reported in the local newspaper on Wednesday 19 Oct. The information came from Wenonah Haire director of the Catawba Cultural Center. The reasons given were staff reductions and lack of sponsorship. Some of the Catawba potters plan to hold a pottery sale on the date the Yap Ye Iswa was scheduled. The location and other details will be posted here as soon as more things are firmed up. Please come out and support the potters.
Catawba Bingo
Catawba Bingo has scaled back their operations at the Rock Hill location on Cherry Road. This was reported in the local paper on Thursday 20 Oct.
A statement was given by the Catawbas lawyer Jay Bender at the bingo location. No tribe members were present. All bingo for Oct and Nov are canceled. They will start in Dec holding bingo once a month. Jay Bender claimed that the SC Lottery was hurting the Catawba bingo operations.
Friday, October 21, 2005
Catawba Indian Snake Vase
Catawba Indian snake vase crafted by Catawba master potter Cheryl Sanders...This piece has very, very thin walls which Cheryl is noted for....This Catawba Indian pottery snake vase measures a generous 8 inches tall and the opening is 4 1/4 inches across....Cheryl has signed the bottom of the Catawba Indian snake vase....The symbol on the bottom represents her Indian name Morning Star....You can find examples of Native American water jugs in Tom Blumers book Catawba Indian Pottery on page 129....This piece weighs LESS than 2 pounds
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Catawba Indian Pottery News
I am currently adding new pieces to the website. I have a new Catawba Pottery vase from Cheryl Morningstar Sanders. You will not believe how thin the walls on vase are. I also have a Buffalo Pipe by Warren Sanders and the colors are beautiful. I also got one of Margaret Robbins snake vases.
Stay tuned for news on a large Catawba Indian Pottery sale on the reservation. It is expected to take place late next month.
Stay tuned for news on a large Catawba Indian Pottery sale on the reservation. It is expected to take place late next month.
Monday, October 17, 2005
Catawba Tribe Pottery elbow pipe
Catawba Tribe Pottery elbow pipe crafted by potter Donald Sanders...This Catawba Tribe Indian elbow pipe is 2 inches tall and is 2 inches across. The elbow pipe has very nice etching. Donald has signed the elbow of the Catawba Tribe Pottery elbow pipe
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Catawba Tribe Pottery Turtle Effigy
Small Catawba Tribe Pottery turtle effigy crafted by potter Donald Sanders...This Catawba Tribe Pottery turtle effigy measures 2 1/2 inches tall and 5 inches head to tail....Donald has signed the bottom of the Catawba Tribe Pottery turtle
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Catawba Indian Pottery Earl Robbins Vase
This extra large beautiful Catawba Indian vase is 19 1/2 inches tall and the opening is 3 1/2 inches across. This Catawba Indian pottery vase is a rare piece. It was handcrafted by Catawba Indian Master potter Earl Robbins. He found this in one of his cabinets and had forgotten about it because it had that small chip, so here is your chance to get a possible valuable piece at a reasonable price. Mr. Robbins health has not been good and he really hasn't felt like making pottery in some months. This is a excellent example of one of his massive sized pieces. I do not know any other potters that makes pieces in such huge sizes. This piece is now up for auction on Ebay Click Here
Monday, October 10, 2005
Catawba Tribe Indian bowl
This small Catawba Tribe Indian bowl is 2 1/2 inches tall and the opening is 2 3/4 inches across. It has a lovely flared rim. This Catawba Tribe pottery bowl is a rare piece. It was handcrafted by Catawba Tribe potter Donald Sanders. This is one of his first pieces.
Saturday, October 08, 2005
Catawba Indian Pottery by Monty Branham
This beautiful Catawba portrait pipe is 2 inches tall and 2 1/4 inches long. The light color marks near the stem is a piece of tape that Brian used to mark and identify with. It is signed and dated 1995.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
New Potter on Website Donald Sanders
We now have some of Donald "Hawk" Sanders pottery listed on our Catawba Indian Pottery website. I have already sold several of his pieces. All of these Catawba Pottery pieces are his early works and are very reasonably priced. His trend this far seems to be small pieces. I can see a lot of improvement in his detail just over a few months. His brother Marcus is going to give him some pointers so I'm expecting a lot of improvement in the next group. We will be adding more of his pieces real soon.
Monday, October 03, 2005
Catawba Pottery Snake Pot Donald Sanders
Small American Indian Pottery snake pot crafted by new potter Donald "Hawk" Sanders...This lovely American Indian Catawba Pottery snake pot measures 1 1/2 inches tall and the opening is 2 inches across....Hawk has signed the bottom of the American Indian Pottery pot...Hawk likes to make smaller pieces...His pottery will appear on the website very soon
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Catawba Indian Gypsy Pot
This is a very old Catawba Indian Gypsy pot. It is unmarked. Tom Blumer has verified this is very old piece. Made in the 1880's. It is 3 inches tall and the opening is 2 inches across. I really enjoy seeing these older pieces. I find it amazing to be able to find pieces in this condition with this much age.
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