Hopi Pueblo Pottery Turtle By C. Lomaquahu

Late 20th Century

.75" H x 3.25" L x 2.5" W

Hand Coiled from Natural Clay with Painted Red and Black Geometric Design

From a Private Colorado Collection

In Very Good Condition

Caroline Lomaquahu is a Hopi potter associated with Walpi village on First Mesa. Hopi pottery, especially from First Mesa, features coiled construction, natural clay sources, and designs painted with mineral pigments in black, red, and brown tones—often geometric, symbolic, or nature-inspired patterns using traditional Hopi-Tewa styles.