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Heard showcases 'Silver Seed Pots'

Norman L. Sandfield recently gifted the Heard Museum his collection of more than 240 miniature silver seed pots. This superlative collection is now on exhibit in the Sandra Day O’Connor Gallery, at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Ave.

Havasupai/Hopi-Tewa jeweler Starlie Polacca III’s “Havasupai Seed Corn,” crafted in 2006, is an example of contemporary seed pots on display at the Heard Museum (photo courtesy of the Heard Museum).

The collection, which Sandfield collected over a period of 28 years, ranges from traditional designs recreated in silver to a truly interstellar outlook with the Star Wars series created by L. Eugene Nelson, Navajo. Sandfield also commissioned works from jewelers who normally do not create containers, and the results are stunning.

For more information, call 602.252.8848 or visit heard.org.

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