{"product_id":"hopi-pueblo-pottery-with-lid-by-sadie-adams","title":"Hopi Pueblo Pottery with Lid By Sadie Adams","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eMid\/Late 20th Century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e7.25\" H x 8.5\" D + Lid 2\" H Nob .75\" H x 1.25\" D \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eBuff and Peach Colored Clay with Hand Painted Geometric Eagle Design with Lid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eIn Very Good Condition with Very Light Wear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eSadie Adams (1905\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e–1995) was a celebrated Hopi-Tewa potter from the village of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003eHano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e at First Mesa on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona. Belonging to the Kachina and Parrot Clans, she was known by her Hopi name, \"Flower Woman\" (or \"Flower Girl\"), which inspired her signature hallmark: a stylized five-petal peach blossom, often dotted in the center or on each petal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003enAdams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e began her pottery career around 1930 and continued until 1981, producing a wide variety of functional and decorative pieces, including jars, bowls, plates, lamps, tiles, and cookie jars. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003enFollowing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e her husband Wilbur's death in 1937, she single-handedly supported her family—including funding her daughter Lorna \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003eLomakema's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e nursing education—through pottery sales on the reservation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003eHer work is characterized by traditional Hopi-Tewa techniques: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003enhand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e-coiling from local clay, applying a white slip, and firing in outdoor pits for an earthy, polychrome \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003efinish.n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e Adams' pieces often feature intricate geometric patterns, birds, thunderbirds, and symbolic motifs reflecting Hopi cosmology, with a focus on balance and harmony. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003enShe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e was versatile, collaborating with her daughter on tiles while excelling in larger forms. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003enToday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e, her pottery is highly sought by collectors for its durability, subtle aging (e.g., mellowing slips turning gray), and cultural \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003esignificance.n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e Exhibitions like those at the Museum of Northern Arizona in the 1930s helped elevate Hopi pottery standards, influencing artists like Adams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eProvenance:  From the Len and Toni Wood Private Collection, Laguna Beach, California\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45981628465317,"sku":"5231-297","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/5231-297_6.jpg?v=1760736891","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/hopi-pueblo-pottery-with-lid-by-sadie-adams","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}