1986-04 Bowl with Sunflower Design

1986-04 Bowl with Sunflower Design

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Hopi, small bowl, Alfonso Sakeva. Artist (male, age 33) was trained at the Indian School, Santa Fe; he is the son of Beth Sakeva (1987-03). Clay coloring is unusually even and orange, although the pot was not kiln-fired. Alfonso Sakeva (b. January 20, 1952) is the...
1986-03 Butterfly Jar

1986-03 Butterfly Jar

Folk Art Butterfly Design

There are quite a number of pots with butterfly designs in this collection. (See “Category” listing.) This was purchased first. For a gentle discussion of the meaning of butterflies and flowers in Hopi culture, see Hays-Gilpin (2006:12-25). A niece of Grace Chapella...
1986-02 Seed Pot

1986-02 Seed Pot

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Hopi seed jar, Poivee Stella Huma. Becky and I had visited her home in Polacca in December 1983. For another jar by Stella Huma, see...
1986-01 Flat Top Seed Pot

1986-01 Flat Top Seed Pot

Utility Pots

Hopi Seed Jar, circa 1910, Awatobi design elements, unsigned. This pot was probably made for use, rather than for sale. The seed corn stored inside would have been sealed in with a corncob stopper. Ed Wade (4/23/09) noted that this shape (with the flat top) was made...