The maker, Ida Sahmie, is Dine (Navajo), as indicated on the reverse of the tile, and married Andrew Sahmie, son of Priscilla Sahmie. Ida was taught pottery making by her mother-on-law but has developed her own style of painting that reflects her heritage and is not...
Women from other tribes marrying Hopi men and living at Hopi are often taught pottery-making by their mother-in-laws. This was probably true of a Zuni woman who married a Hopi man at the end of the 19th century (2011-28) and was certainly true of Ceclia Lessou...
