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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.
Condition:
Very Good
Tribe:
Hopi
Year Range:
2000 - Current
Region:
Southwest
Dimensions:
3.31 in3.88 in
Category:
Pottery Bowls and Jars Post 1940
