Ceramic circular 15 in diameter hand made slab vessel with exquisite 3-D portrait of a Native American with long black hair. He is wearing a white necklace which contrasts to the earth tones of the ceramic piece. There are blue abstract colors on the front and the back. It is signed Tom Torleno Navajo. Tom Torleno was a member of the Navajo Nation, and this piece is a portrait of him. This piece may have been made by a Virginia woman potter in the 1960's or 1970's.
Ceramic circular 15 in diameter hand made slab vessel with exquisite 3-D portrait of a Native American with long black hair. He is wearing a white necklace which contrasts to the earth tones of the ceramic piece. There are blue abstract colors on the front and the back. It is signed Tom Torleno Navajo. Tom Torleno was a member of the Navajo Nation, and this piece is a portrait of him. This piece may have been made by a Virginia woman potter in the 1960's or 1970's.