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P819 Hopi Pot

Alta Ayesslith
Price: $150.00
 
Description

P819 Hopi Pot

Traditional Hopi pot by Hopi potter Alta Ayesslith. The 5” x 5 1/2” pot with a migration pattern and bird wings is hand coiled and hand painted with natural paint. 

 Hopi potters use traditional methods to create their artwork.  Clay is collected from the Hopi mesas. The pots are made using the coil method taught by their ancestors. They are painted freehand using a yucca leaf brush. 

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About the artist

Alta Yesslith

Alta Yesslith was born in Keams Canyon, Arizona and attended boarding school at Keams Canyon on the Hopi Reservation.

Alta Yesslith makes many different shapes of pottery. She can bring in a wedding vase one day and another day bring a large bowl. You will find her hand coiled work designed with traditional motifs painted on using yucca leaf brushes. 

The pottery is made from clay products, formed, sanded and is usually polished. There are several colors of pottery, the majority is beige or tan color, some are white, and there is also a red to pink color. The designs are usually of parrots, eagles, roadrunners, eagle tail, migration patterns, pueblo style villages, kiva designs, rain and rain clouds, lightning, water waves, and other life germinating symbols like corn.

Alta is the sister of Perry Navasie, niece of Eloise Navasie and daughter-in-law of Joy Navasie (Frog Woman)….the long line of Hopi potters.

About Bischoff's

Bischoff's Gallery opened in 1999. The gallery, located in historic Old Town Scottsdale, Arizona carries work by Native American, western, and southwestern artists. Known for its collection of Native American Jewelry, Bischoff's also offers a selection of Navajo rugs, kachinas, pottery, baskets, and fine art from artisans of many tribes...

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