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...
1880s to 1900 Transition Ware, Bird Hanging from Sky Band Design, White-Slip Ware, White-slipped, Nampeyo
Hopi white-slipped bowl with three-color polychrome Sikyatki abstract-avian image, tadpoles, and sky band by Nampeyo, ca.1895-1905 CE. The first photograph shows Rick Dillingham holding the bowl. Seen siting by itself without any historical or visual context, bowl...
