Vintage Native American Maricopa Pottery Jar by Ida Redbird Parker (1892-1971), wind pattern, signed by artist, measures 3'' x 3'', Artist Bio: ''Ida Redbird was born March 15, 1892, in Laveen on the Gila River Reservation where she spent almost all her life. Despite the fact that she lived and died in one small geographic area, her artistic influence was felt in ever-widening circles. Her pottery was known nationally and collected by many prominent people and museums. The clouds gathered, and the skies wept when Ida Redbird, master potter of the Maricopa Tribe, died August 10, 1971 in Sacaton, Arizona.''