HANDMADE FRANKOMA POTTERY INDIAN NATION CREEK CHECOTAH OKLAHOMA ARROWHEAD DISH

This vintage Frankoma Pottery Creek Checotah Indian Handmade Arrowhead Dish is rare and in excellent condition. It is a bright shiny glaze orange color with organic and flowing hues of red and yellow accents. Attributed to John Frank of Frankoma Pottery, this item was handmade by Creek Indian Nation Crafts in Checotah, OK.. This was an outreach group started by John Frank. Wikipedia states that Frankoma Pottery was an American pottery company located in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. The company was widely known for its sculptures and dinnerware although the company made many other products including figurines, trivets, and vases. All Frankoma pottery was made in the United States from locally dug clay. Frankoma was founded by John Frank in Norman, Oklahoma 1933. John Frank had been a professor in ceramics at the University of Oklahoma at Norman from 1927 to 1936 and used light-hued local Ada clay in his initial products. He moved the company to Sapulpa in 1938, only to soon rebuild that factory after a fire later that year. The arrowhead dish measures 11" long, approx. 9" wide, and 2-1/2" deep. The arrowhead also has the Creek name and triangle stamped into the base. The factory Checotah sticker is also present. The dish has some small blistering on the top and bottom and a small area of crawling on the inside edge. These conditions occurred during creation and allow more accurate dating which adds value. See the photos for details.