Canteens
Hopi-Tewa Canteen, polychromatic paint, with complex loosely jointed abstract feather design centered around a “four-mountain direction” element. The design has two framing lines with break lines; unsigned. Although it is impossible to know who made this canteen, the...
Folk Art Bird Design
Cylinder pot with polychromatic abstract bird design, Laura Tomosie. Laura was the sister of Grace Chapella (1993-01 and 1991-10) but as a potter, she was not as prolific or well known as Grace was. (Rick Dillingham had to borrow a Laura Tomosie pot from Rita Neal to...
Canteens
I purchased this piece because I was attracted to its design. The care and flair of the painting and the inclusion of a “clown face” in the design seemed like the touch of the “Old Lady” to me, though no such claim was made by the seller, Rob Coultis of Overland Park,...
Folk Art Bird Design
Hopi-Tewa pot with two bird designs, by Garnet Pavatea. Born in 1915 in Hano, Garnet Pavatea began making pottery around 1946 and continued until her death in 1981. She often demonstrated her art at the Museum of Northern Arizona, entered over 400 pieces for judging...
Man Eagle Design
Low bowl with a version of the Sikyatki “man-eagle” design, blue corn identification mark on the bottom (Lena Charlie). The design is a version of Kwataka, the man-eagle, an ancient Sityatki design published by Fewkes(1973:59). According to Barbara Kramer (1996:139,...
