pottery mark query- stamped. native american

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pottery mark query- stamped. native american

by Jean
(British Columbia)

marbled finish vase

I recently purchased a narrow necked ceramic vase ; fat bottomed; about 8" tall x 6" wide at the base. I was attracted by the distinctive cream coloured, bisque fired, green and smokey black marbled matte finish on outside with clear interior glaze.

The visible mark is stamped in india ink colour; a circle enclosing the bust of a native american,wearing a two feather headdress, with sun shaped shield(?)motif behind; part of the name; "-----d?,ree Pottery " and "USA" are also visible.

There is a paper label for the Blackfoot Trading Post in Browning, Montana...they don't respond to queries and none of the obvious internet and library sources have been helpful.

At first I thought this piece was a happy accident from a local slip craft shop selling to a tourist attraction but it looks too intentional.

Any ideas?

Jean

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Nemadji Pottery Vase
by: Blake

Dear Jean,
Your vase was made by Nemadji Pottery of Kettle River, Minnesota. They began making pottery in 1922 and, the last I heard, they are still in business. They often make pottery to order for businesses to sell as Souviner wares; they made a lot of pottery marked "Garden of the Gods" circa 1960 for the company that managed the Garden of the Gods park in Manitou Springs, Colorado just outside Colorado Springs.
Several other potteries made wares similar to Nemadji's but you can always tell Nemadji because the inside of the piece has a clear gloss slip glaze over the same color buff clay that is on the outside.
A myth about Nemadji is that it is made by Native Americans. The pottery was never owned by Native Americans and I have not ever seen mention that anyone of that ancestry has ever even worked there.
Try running a search on eBay to find a value. Usually only very large or very early pieces bring high prices. For the other pottery, value is often determined by the number of colors in the pottery and how attractive the swirl pattern appears.
I hope this helps.

Yours, Blake

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Many thanks Blake for your wonderful and amazingly knowledgeable replies. This swirl pattern is similar in appearance to the Mueller vases we have been discussing on this interesting thread ....more

Cultural Appropriation-Nemadji
by: Jean

Hi Blake, Well, I was kind of right in my first estimation. The curious thing is, Nemadji make pleasant enough wares but someone, at the beginning, felt that the "indian maiden" motif (a depiction of a person from a group of people [unjustly] more disadvataged than others) would give them a commercial advantage /enhance the product... I would have purchased it in any case ( at thrift store prices).

Indian Names
by: Blake

Dear Jean,
If you think about it, Native American images & names have always been popular. Shawnee is the name of an Indian Tribe and the pottery's logo is an arrowhead with the profile of an Indian. (It's noted in books on Shawnee that the pottery name came about when the original owner was looking over the land on which the pottery was later built and found an arrowhead.)
Other potteries with Native American marks include Lonhuda & Shenago China Co.. There is a Comanche Pottery in both Mississippi & Texas, Catawba Pottery etc....
I'd list more but I've got to take my Pontiac to the shop. A friend who flies Apache & Kiowa helicopters for the army is picking me up and we're going to the Kokopelli Inn for diner.

Yours, Blake

Question for 'Jean'
by: Carol

I have just purchased a small piece with this same mark on the bottom. I was told it was 'Nemadji' but the piece is lighter in weight that the Nemadji pieces. The mark is identical to the one it the picture, and the letters I can read are: "???NOREE POTTERY" above the Indian Girl and "MADE IN USA" below. Can you give any clarification on this? Was it early 'Nemadji' before they called it that? Or was it another company? Thanks for your help.

Nemadji Pottery ?
by: Jean

hi carol, Your pot sounds similar to mine; it too has a mark that appears to end in "ee"...maybe someone else can tell us more.

Nemadji
by: Anonymous

Just a note that Nemadji factory stopped producing in 2002.

Nemadji ?
by: Jim

I too have a small vase with these marks except I can make out ey?noree. Any more help out there?

'Native American' Pottery
by: Carol

There are a number of potteries in the Enoree, South Carolina area -- I am strongly suspecting that is where hit comes from. I have not been able to locate any information on that particular mark, but with that clue, maybe one of us can find it. I am 99.9% sure this is not Nemadji - the marks is not like any of theirs I have seen, and the weight and feel of the body is totally different.

Carol

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