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...
Folk Art Butterfly Design
Hopi butterfly pot by Laura Chapella. Laura is the daughter of Elida and Frank Chapella; Frank’s mother (“Dalee”) died when he was a child and like his sister Mary Ami (2001-01) he was raised by Grace. Like her grandmother (1991-10), Laura (age 35) draws a fun and...
Folk Art Butterfly Design
Hopi, Sikyatki low-shouldered jar, Grace-Chapella-butterfly design by Dianna Tahbo (born 1960). Grace’s daughter Alma Chapella Tahbo had a son Ramon Tahbo. He married Mary and they had a son Mark (1992-02) and a daughter, Dianna. For a picture of Dianna and her...
