Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
"Sheyahtse" Warrior
“I started making pots to concentrate on the past, to feel the ancestors, and it was like a healing process. Now when I make a pot, I can see the lives of my ancestors, what they suffered losing their land, their children, and their language.” — Jeri Redcorn
ArtistJeri Redcorn, Caddo/Potawatomi, born 1939
Date2024
MediumPit-fired clay polished with mink oil
Dimensions12 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (31.8 x 29.2 x 27.3 cm)
Signedl.c., inscribed: Jeri Redcorn
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2024.75
ClassificationCeramics
Provenancecommissioned by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2024
On ViewYes
This artwork's face covers about 20× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.