Folk Art Butterfly Design
It is said that Priscilla made the pot as a gift for the mother of the consigner about 20 years...
Folk Art Butterfly Design
Hopi vase with four butterflies on upper half and Sikyatki revival geometric symbols on lower half. Reva Polacca Nampeyo (b. 1964) is the granddaughter of Fannie, daughter of Harold Polacca, and sister of Vernida Polacca (see...
Folk Art Butterfly Design
Hopi-Tewa seed pot with four Butterflies and four “tail feather” designs composed of abstract symbols, dark red square framing opening, by Dorothy Ami. Dorothy is the niece (?) of Mark Tahbo who has been her instructor. The dark red color around the opening is an...
Folk Art Butterfly Design
A tiny, pitcher with a whimsical monochromatic butterfly design, signed with the corn symbol of Lena Charlie, niece of “Old Lady” Nampeyo. For a larger pot by Lena Charlie, see...
Folk Art Butterfly Design
This is a version of the old Sikyatki butterfly design made famous by Deanna’s grandmother and used by her mother, Alma Tahbo (1989-07) and her nephew Mark Tahbo (1995-01, 1997-08) and her niece Dianna Tahbo...
Folk Art Butterfly Design
Small pot with a design of two butterflies and two flowers, Alma Tahbo. Incompletely marked Alma Tahbo after firing using a green pen. These are folksy, spontaneous butterflies, in contrast to the elegant, controlled figures on the Hisi pot (1999-05). For another pot...
