Defining of self and the Story we tell others

This piece, titled simply as Bowl by We'wha of the Zuni, a Lhamana (two spirit, what we would call today trans or nonbinary) craftsperson. The artistry to this bowl crafted realtively late in their life shows off the feminine practice of pottery combined with the curves of lines that show up in the more masculine skill of weaving from the region. This particular piece looks to have two sets of creatures (I personally see them as owls and frogs) that are very different that the bowl shifts to in the center with arrows around the borded emphasising a fluidity that feels natural coming from someone who didn't fit within standard gender bounds. 

This Zuni Dough Bowl was also made by We'wha of the Zuni in 1880. I think this bowl's fluid swirl designs of Zuni clouds flowing from the center mirrors what many Lgbtq youths go through, trying to find their own way in a "straight" world in a turbulent time until life settles more at the edges, beceoming tight-knit groups of support.