Bean Pot with Incised Corn Maiden Figures

Faye Tso, Bean Pot with Incised Corn Maiden Figures, 1987, fired clay with piñon pitch, 14 3⁄4 x 10 in. (37.5 x 25.4 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1997.124.176

Artwork Details

Title
Bean Pot with Incised Corn Maiden Figures
Artist
Date
1987
Location
Dimensions
14 3⁄4 x 10 in. (37.5 x 25.4 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
fired clay with piñon pitch
Classifications
Subjects
  • Indian — Navajo
  • Figure group — female
Object Number
1997.124.176
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.124.176

Artwork Description

Faye Tso decorates many of her pieces with Ye’i (deity figures), corn maidens, and ceremonial scenes to express Navajo beliefs and rituals. She experiments with different clay slips, and often applies the dung of sheep, goats, and cattle to the clay during the firing process (Chuck and Jan Rosenak, The People Speak: Navajo Folk Art, 1994). This changes the color of the clay from a golden orange to a deep brown or black.

Works by this artist (4 items)

Faye Tso, Bean Pot with Incised Corn Maiden Figures, 1987, fired clay with piñon pitch, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1997.124.176
Bean Pot with Incised Corn Maiden Figures
Artist
Date1987
fired clay with piñon pitch
On view
Faye Tso, Pot with Dancers with Headdresses and Rattles, ca. 1985, fired clay with piñon pitch, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1997.124.177
Pot with Dancers with Headdresses and Rattles
Artist
Dateca. 1985
fired clay with piñon pitch
On view
Faye Tso, Pot with Figurative Decoration, ca. 1992, fired clay with piñon pitch, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1997.124.178
Pot with Figurative Decoration
Artist
Dateca. 1992
fired clay with piñon pitch
On view
Faye Tso, Head of Emmett, ca. 1985, fired clay with piñon pitch, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1997.124.175
Head of Emmett
Artist
Dateca. 1985
fired clay with piñon pitch
Not on view

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Pot with Incised and Cut-out Decoration
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Dateca. 1992
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Louis Naranjo, Storyteller #1, November 14, 1987, fired clay, slip and beeweed, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1997.124.166
Storyteller #1
Artist
DateNovember 14, 1987
fired clay, slip and beeweed
On view
Faye Tso, Head of Emmett, ca. 1985, fired clay with piñon pitch, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1997.124.175
Head of Emmett
Artist
Dateca. 1985
fired clay with piñon pitch
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Ida Sahmie, Pot with Yeibichai Dance and Cut-out, 1988, fired clay, clay slips, and beeweed, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1997.124.171
Pot with Yeibichai Dance and Cut-out
Artist
Date1988
fired clay, clay slips, and beeweed
Not on view