Sioux Native American Brown Pottery Vase by George Kills Pretty Enemy Chinese ornament The burlap is shedding a

The burlap is shedding a bit and the red thread on one arm has come a bit unravelled

I found these fabulous hand-painted vintage wooden chopsticks at an estate sale that featured a really interesting mix of Asian and farm house antiques

not including fringe

this baby's piecing blue eyes seem as if they are seeing into your soul as they follow you around the room

Sioux Native American Brown Pottery Vase by George Kills Pretty Enemy Chinese ornament The burlap is shedding aAt first I took this small vase with its terrific patterning as an Art Deco piece, but finally deciphered the signature on the bottom to realize it is by George Kills Pretty Enemy (Pte San Hoksila), a member of the Sioux tribe who worked at Sioux Pottery in Rapid City, South Dakota in the 1970s. I think the design executed in low relief and glazed a lighter brown is just terrific, making for an unusual and very special feeling little vase that feels