Hopi Pueblo Pottery By Laurencita Namoki

Early 21st Century 

3.3125" H x 3.875" D

Hand Coiled with a Terracotta Tan Field and a Carved and Painted in Dark Brown, Yellow, Red, Teal, White and Black Colors with Hopi "My Fathers" with Four Sunfaces and Pot Shards Motifs Design 

From a Private Colorado Collection

In Very Good Condition

Laurencita Namoki is the daughter of the renowned Hopi potter Lawrence Namoki (1949–2020) from Walpi Village on First Mesa, Arizona.  Lawrence Namoki, a member of the Flute-Deer Clan, was one of the most acclaimed contemporary Hopi potters. He began as a carver of miniature kachina (katsina) dolls in wood (following family tradition—his father Maxwell was a high priest and kachina carver) before turning to pottery around 1983, inspired by a visit to the Santa Fe Indian Market. He was largely self-taught in pottery techniques and became known for intricate, deeply carved or lightly sgraffito/polychrome pieces featuring katsina figures, Hopi myths, history, ceremonial scenes, Mimbres-style elements, birds, geometric designs, and storytelling motifs. His surfaces often had a wood-like appearance through slipping and painting with natural mineral/plant pigments. He fired traditionally (e.g., with sheep dung) and won major awards, including Best of Show at the Eight Northern Pueblos Arts & Crafts Show (1985) and ribbons at Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Museum. His work is in collections like the Smithsonian, Heard Museum, and Denver Art Museum.