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...
Folk Art Butterfly Design
Hopi-Tewa globular seed pot with a design of butterflies encircling the opening, which is red and in the form of a six-pointed star by Hisi Nampeyo. Hisi (Camille Joy Quotskuyva) is the daughter of Dextra and thus the great-great-granddaughter of the “Old Lady.” Given...
Folk Art Butterfly Design
Hopi polychrome jar with a version of the old Sikyatki butterfly design, by Mark Tahbo. The pot is similar in design (but not shape) to another mark Tahbo pot, (1995-01) and is another version of the prehistoric design famously adopted by Mark’s great grandmother,...
Folk Art Butterfly Design
Hopi polychromatic cylinder vase with frieze and butterflies, unsigned. This pot has wonderful energy: the butterflies are carefully drawn but whimsical, the linear design frames these images well. It is clear from the placement of the design how the potter decorated...
Folk Art Butterfly Design
The painting is not perfect and was done in the mid-1980s, when Mark (who was about 26 years old) had not fully developed his talent. It is a classic shape and spirited rendition of Grace Chapella’s iconic design, itself derived from an old Sikyatki design. For a...
