This small (2 ½” d, 2 ¼” h) yet stunning Acoma Pueblo bowel will catch the attention of the well discerned eye. Two hand-painted lizards adorn this traditionally hand-formed vessel. The skillfully painted black double bands along the top of the bowl are of consistent width, showing off the exacting precision of the artist. Circa: 1970-80.
 
The bowel was purchased at auction in the 1980s-1990s, and has had one owner since. The bowel has been on display in a non-smoking home in an open, yet protective display case. The vessel would be perfect for the current popular white decor/dark contrast farmhouse style, or anywhere there is a desire for texture, ethnic art, geometric symmetry, or a wish for natural earthy elements.
 
Emma Lewis Mitchell was an award-winning artist who frequently used Mimbres and Anasazi Revival designs in her work (note the lizards in the design of this bowl). Her list of awards and honors is long and includes exhibits in almost every major institution and private collection including the Heard Museum, Harvard's Wright Collection at the Peabody Museum, Maxwell Museum, and the Brooklyn Museum of Arts. Emma Lewis Mitchell (1931-2013) came from a family of potters whose mother was the acclaimed 20th century potter and Acoma matriarch Lucy Lewis.