1993-07 Small Butterfly Bowl

1993-07 Small Butterfly Bowl

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...
1993-03 Plain Redware Bowl – Incised Band

1993-03 Plain Redware Bowl – Incised Band

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Hopi plain redware bowl with incised band by Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo. Although it is reminiscent of the incised redware pots made twenty years ago by Garnet Pavatia (using a can opener), Hopi incised pots are unusual. (Though when made, they are usually plainware.)...
1993-02 Grey Bowl with Mixed Designs

1993-02 Grey Bowl with Mixed Designs

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Hopi pot with abstract Sikyatki bird design, by Nellie Nampeyo. According to an inscription on the bottom, this pot was “Given to Naomi White Bear by Nellie, October 6, 1971.” Nellie died in 1978. Thus, like 1992-09, this pot was given to the White Bears by its maker....
1993-01 Small Dish with Two-Head Turkey Design

1993-01 Small Dish with Two-Head Turkey Design

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Hopi dish with double bird design, signed by Grace Chapella. According to Rick Dillingham, the dish was made about 1975 and was painted by Grace’s daughter Alma (see 1989-07). Grace had a stroke in 1974 and her eyesight had dimmed by 1975. Although she was still...