Peters, Franklin – 10″ Wide Jar with Heartline Deer and Rainbows

This is a large jar by Franklin Peters. He is known for his thin-walled pottery and use of traditional Acoma imagery on his pottery. The jar is coil-built with native clay and painted with bee-weed (black) and clay slip. The jar has two large heartline deer under a rainbow design. As the jar is turned, there is a red rainbow design along with rain, cloud, and plant designs. It is a very complicated design for the jar. The rim of the jar has a painted “spirit line”, which is often seen on Acoma pottery. The jar is signed on the bottom, “Frankie J. Huwaka”.