Toya, Dominique – Red Bowl with Six Melon Swirl Design

Dominique Toya was known for her intricately carved pottery with sharp ridged melon swirls.  This is an earlier piece of her pottery.  It has a bowl shape and it is carved with six swirling melon ribs.  The entire surface is fully polished and it was fired a deep red coloration.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Damian Toya”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.