Hopi Pueblo Bowl Pottery

4.875" H x 9.5" x 10" D

Buff Cream Base with Polychrome Hand Painted Black and Red Geometric Accents with Fire Clouds

Excellent Condition with Typical Aged Wear

Hopi Pueblo pottery, particularly bowls, represents a profound tradition rooted in the cultural and spiritual life of the Hopi people, who reside on three mesas in northeastern Arizona. The Hopi, meaning "Peaceful People" in their Uto-Aztecan language, have practiced pottery-making for over 1,000 years, using it for practical purposes like food storage and cooking, as well as ceremonial and artistic expression. Bowls are among the most common forms, often featuring symbolic designs that evoke nature, migration, and spiritual elements central to Hopi cosmology.