Canteen : Native American Zia Polchrome Bird Design Canteen, signed by Sofia Medina #127 SOLD rengma_naga_beads Human heads carved in wood

Human heads carved in wood were common

Russell's works were popular because of their narrative subject matter

Although copper is found naturally on the coast

Unusual sectioned layout of high status mustard glass beads usually seen in belts and collars

Canteen : Native American Zia Polchrome Bird Design Canteen, signed by Sofia Medina #127 SOLD rengma_naga_beads Human heads carved in woodCanteen 127. Description: 1960's 70s polychrome bird design signed Sofia Medina and dimensions are 6"x 6"x 4. 5". Sofia Medina and Lois Medina are a mother and daughter team which with combined efforts produce some of the finest Zia Pueblo pottery around today. Sofia was born in 1932 and Lois was born in 1959. Sofia has been making pottery since 1963. Trinidad Medina, who was a prolific and one of Zia's finest potters, taught her all the fundamentals