Gorgeous Acoma Native American Polychrome Pot, c.1930s, Signed S. Sanchez 1980s basket has holes all around the

has holes all around the perimeter that would have been threaded with twine or yarn in order to keep the slate from banging on the surface of a school desk--thus chalkboards like this are often called "silent" chalkboards

Though intended as teaching tools for children

or a small measure of anything

I believe these pieces date to sometime between the 20s and 40s

with a few small dark stains and smudges

Gorgeous Acoma Native American Polychrome Pot, c.1930s, Signed S. Sanchez 1980s basket has holes all around theI always keep an eye out for older Acoma pots, which I love for their bold, graphic decoration but can rarely afford, so was thrilled to just find this beauty, which I especially love for the hearts on their sides circling the upper half. Circa 1930s, I have a notion that it may be a fairly early piece by master Acoma pottery Delores S. Sanchez (1902 1999); signed S. Sanchez, the signature is a very close match for hers, less the Delores, which