Navajo Etched Blue Amber and Black Geometric Rain Line Bowl by Ben Billy

A Navajo etched pottery bowl by Ben Billy, signed BWL in terracotta orange script on the base. The wide flat squat open bowl has a broad flared rim and rounded belly with no neck, finished in a deep matte black slip on the rim, upper shoulder, and flat base. Four bold horizontal bands wrap the belly: a cobalt blue upper band with etched triangle and zigzag geometric marks, a narrow cobalt blue stripe below, a rich golden amber wide mid-band, and a warm terracotta lower band, all with continuous vertical etched lines exposing the warm terracotta clay beneath. The interior is plain unslipped warm terracotta.

• Navajo handmade etched clay pottery
• Wide flat squat open bowl form with broad flared rim and no neck
• Deep matte black slip on rim, upper shoulder, and flat base
• Cobalt blue upper band with etched triangle and zigzag geometric marks
• Narrow cobalt blue stripe band
• Rich golden amber wide mid-band
• Warm terracotta lower band
• Continuous vertical etched lines through all bands exposing terracotta clay
• Plain unslipped warm terracotta interior
• Signed BWL in terracotta orange script on flat matte black base
• Height: 2.80 in, Width: 4.40 in
• Weight: approximately 8.50 oz
• One of a kind piece

Dust lightly with a soft dry brush. Keep out of direct sunlight and away from moisture. Handle with care around the etched relief surface.

Handcrafted by Navajo artist Ben Billy. Each piece is unique.