Gorgeous Acoma Native American Polychrome Pot, c.1930s, Signed S. Sanchez 1980s basket we need all the postal

we need all the postal boxes we can get

or a small measure of anything

has holes all around the perimeter that would have been threaded with twine or yarn in order to keep the slate from banging on the surface of a school desk--thus chalkboards like this are often called "silent" chalkboards

He's also got a pretty great ombré

Gorgeous Acoma Native American Polychrome Pot, c.1930s, Signed S. Sanchez 1980s basket we need all the postalI always keep an eye out for older Acoma pots, which I love for their bold, graphic decoration but can rarely afford, so was thrilled to just find this beauty, which I especially love for the hearts on their sides circling the upper half. Circa 1930s, I have a notion that it may be a fairly early piece by master Acoma pottery Delores S. Sanchez (1902 1999); signed S. Sanchez, the signature is a very close match for hers, less the Delores, which