Folk Art Bird Design
This bird is part of a flock of folk birds that regularly adorn Hopi and Hopi-Tewa pottery, cf 1998-10, 2002-10, 2007-13 and 2008-05. Lorna’s tile is indistinguishable from the work of her mother, Sadie Adams, who for decades demonstrated pottery making and won...
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This pot is made of “sikyatska,” yellow clay that fires red. The clay has different properties than the more common grey clay (that fires gold/tan) and is said to be more difficult to work. Pots made from made of sikyatska seem to be finer-grained, with exceptionally...
