Kachina Design, White-Slip Ware
Hopi pottery is traditionally a women’s craft, so when men began making pottery in the mid-1970’s many of their women folk were not pleased. Katchina carving is a traditional male craft, however, and to placate the women some male artists from First Mesa developed a...
Fine-Line Migration Design, Kachina Design, Tile
The fine-line migration design has become a standardize design used by potters at Hopi, and, at first glance, that is what one’s eye sees here. Randall Sahmie (1950-2008) is best known for his katchia carvings and painting. He was an extraordinarily creative artist...
