Buffware Bowl
Christine Nofchissey McHorse, American, Dine (Navajo), 1948 - 2021
Diné (Navajo)
late 20th to early 21st century
Clay, slip, and glaze
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the Lorlee and Arnold Tenenbaum Family
2022.71.54
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th-21st century
Object Name
Bowl
Research Area
Native American: Southwest
On view
Inscriptions
CMcHorse
Label
Christine McHorse was introduced to pottery by her husband’s grandmother, who taught her the traditional Taos Pueblo style. She later learned Navajo pottery traditions as well and blended these art forms to create her own style. Her pots feature delicate, precise lines that outline circular and stair-like shapes in an intricate interplay of the designs. These fine lines are so precise that patterns emerge even in the spaces between them.
From the 2025 exhibition A Space for Dialogue 122, Weaving Ké, curated by Nizhonie Denetsosie-Gomez '25, Conroy Intern
Exhibition History
A Space for Dialogue 122, Weaving Ké, Nizhonie Denetsosie-Gomez '25, Conroy Intern, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, July 25 - March 30, 2025.
Provenance
Arnold and Lorlee Tenenbaum Collection, Savannah, Georgia; by descent to Ann Tenenbaum, Brian Tenenbaum, Margot Tenenbaum, Alison Tenenbaum; gifted to present collection 2022.
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