Clay Folk Art

Prehistoric Casas Grandes Villa Ahumada polychrome horned toad pottery jar. Medio Period, Diablo Phase, circa 1180 to 1360 CE. A captivating creature of earth and clay, this ceramic ...

Hagi Spot Raku Clay Ceramic Sculpture by Stephanie Phillips Dimensions: D 14 x W 32 x x H 40 cm Materials: Ceramic, Raku Clay Also available in other colors and custom sizes from 2...

Hand crafted weed pot with scribble design and green and orange glaze. signed J.bock80.

Unusual tea pot with the handle mounted on the side.

Artist’s Model Bust of a Well Weathered Head, not signed This is a very well weathered hand made piece dating from the middle of the 20th Century, it was discovered during refurbishment of an Art Studio It is a three dimensional head and shoulders with an androgynous appearance made in clay with an out door patina...

Artist’s Model Bust of a Very Young Smiling Boy, signed and dated This is a very attractive hand made piece dating from the middle of the 20th Centu...

Artist’s Model Bust of a Young Girl in a Panama Hat, not signed This is a very attractive hand made piece dating from the middle of the 20th Century...

Jalisco Red Ware Quadruped Dog Vessel. 5” x 4” x 4”. 100 BCE - 250 CE. Ex. Hank Johnson Collection. Hank Johnson was a geologist, and passionate collector of historical and ancient a...

An archival piece from contemporary artist, Dale Wolfield. Wolfield is a New York native currently creating her one of a kind pieces in the Hudson Valley. She self describes her art ...

Beautiful Mexican ceramic vase made with cooked clay and decorated with acrylic paint. The vessel represents the traditional dance for the good...

Created in Benin some time during the late 19th Century, and acquired at the Albert F. Gordon Tribal Arts Gallery in New York in the early 1970s, this is a bronze cast bust embellish...

Vintage Black Clay Minotaur Vessel. Mexico, circa 1980. Hand-built, wood-fired and signed.

Inspired by the ceremonial neckwear of the Ndebele tribe of Southern Africa, this one-of-a-kind garland is a bold exploration of form and contrast. Hand-cut and high-fired in small b...

Lovers Torso, a contemporary rustic Mexican sculpture by Manuel David Reyes. This soft piece is one-of-a-kind, made with clay and natural pigments from ...

This Mexican ceramic clay hand sculpture is a piece by artist Maricela Gómez López. Made with clay from Oaxaca and Zacatecas, painted with oxides from the region. Done with the hand-...

"As a Mexican and Oaxacan, but more as Omar, I see death as something present. It´s something that is a part of life and when you think about death, you begin to value a lot of things. Death is important to me because it’s a constant threat. If you think about dying now, you would probably do things that in another moment you would say, “I’ll do it later.” I see death as an opportunity to live a better life...a continuation of something," says Mexican ceramist Omar Hernández. Omar Hernandez is a Mexican ceramist born and raised in Oaxaca, Mexico. As a child, growing up in a family of potters he didn't have much interest in making pottery, but in his early 20's he realized he could do other things with clay that weren't necessarily utilitarian pieces. It was then that Omar started his skull...

Tarahumara Indian Beer Fermenting Pot Sierra Tarahumara Mountains, Chihuahua, Mexico 1970s Low fire clay. 19.50 inches H. x 24.50 inches in Diameter A large vintage example of...

Antique handmade African red slip ware vase. Circa 300-600 CE (AD), this beautiful handmade piece red slip ware pottery was handmade in North Africa. This pi...

You can almost smell the spicy aroma of the chilies in this skull. Mexican artist, Omar Hernández creates a vivid representation of the ingredient that ...