2009-21 Tile With Abstract Design

2009-21 Tile With Abstract Design

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Kai was three years old when he painted this tile in 2003 at the request of Rutt Bridges. In a 8/18/03 email to Rutt, Kai’s mother Donella wrote that her son “made a tile and painted it himself. We fired it this past weekend and it came out very nice.” (Email on...
2009-20 Small Monochromatic Butterfly Pot

2009-20 Small Monochromatic Butterfly Pot

Folk Art Butterfly Design

Heidi is the daughter of Vernida Polacca Nampeyo and is thus five generations younger than her great-great grand mother “Old Lady” Nampeyo. Previously, the pot was purchased on 8/18/02 at Indian Market, Santa Fe by Rutt Bridges who bought it directly from Heidi’s...
2009-19 Katchina Sash Bowl With Butterfly

2009-19 Katchina Sash Bowl With Butterfly

Folk Art Butterfly Design

This shallow, slightly oval, Hopi-Tewa bowl has two central slits for the attachment of a handle and a polychrome butterfly design incorporating a fine-line migration pattern. There is a slight firing crack above the butterfly head. Such bowls are attached to the belt...
2009-18 Small Seedjar With Four Birds

2009-18 Small Seedjar With Four Birds

Folk Art Bird Design

The black paint has not adhered well, so there is some lightening of the design. The tan unpainted surface of the pot has small white blotches (specks?) and is not “blushed” like much Hopi-Tewa pottery. His signature is engraved into the bottom of the pot, revealing a...