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SKU: 22-0140

Hopi Pueblo Pottery Turtle By Elanor Montano Walpi

$165.00

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Late 20th Century

1.75" H x 4.75" L x 3.75" W

Hand Made Turtle and with a Painted Geometric Design Signed Elanor Montano Walpi

From a Private Colorado Collection

In Very Good Condition

Elanor (Eleanor) Montano is a late‑20th‑century Hopi potter from Walpi, First Mesa, known for small hand‑formed effigy figures—especially turtles—decorated with traditional Hopi geometric designs. Her work fits into the Walpi miniature/effigy tradition that became popular with collectors from the 1970s–2000s

Walpi is the oldest continuously inhabited Hopi village on First Mesa. Traditional Hopi pottery  continues there and in neighboring villages. Animal figures, including turtles, are part of the broader repertoire of miniatures and effigies that became popular with collectors in the mid-to-late 20th century. Designs often draw on geometric, migration, or natural motifs with cultural significance.

Condition: Very Good

Tribe: Hopi

Year Range: 1975 - 2000

Region: Southwest

Dimensions: 1.75 in4.75 in3.75 in

Category: Pottery - Turtle Collection

Artist: Walpi, Elanor Montano

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