176. Ralph Nuara, medium-size bowl with resist decoration

176. Ralph Nuara, medium-size bowl with resist decoration

For Nuara, see item 175. 

Light tan clay. Glazed in black, tan, and red. Weight: 404 g (14.5 oz). Diameter of rim: 14.2 cm (5-5/8 in); of foot ring: 5.7 cm (2-1/4 in). Height: 8 cm (3-1/8 in).

This sits on the inner edge of the foot ring. The outer edge of the ring has been carved off, leaving it beveled inward. The foot ring is about 0.7 cm (1/4 in) high inside and out. The lower part of the body proper is narrower than it is in most bowls. Above the foot ring, the walls are a concave arc in shape to the height of 1.7 cm (5/8 in). The walls then rise outward in a convex arc to just below the rim. There is a break at this point and the walls flare outward to the rim in a straight line. The lip of the rim in rounded. The interior of the body mirrors that of the exterior. The surface of this is quite smooth.

The black rectangular areas on the body were formed using strips of blue masking tape. An undercoating of black was applied first; the torn strips of tape were then distributed over the body. The bowl was then covered in a thin tan glaze, which allowed the black undercoat to show through in many places outside the tape strips. The interior of the ring foot was also covered with the black and tan glazes. One side of the bowl was then dipped in a thin red glaze. During the firing the tape burned away, exposing the black undercoat.

Another example of ingenuity from this potter (see the previous item). 

Purchased from Nuara in January 2022.