QUITE LARGE HOPI INDIAN " MIGRATION DESIGN " POTTERY BY ADELLE NAMPEYO
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Reference Number: Avaluer:4380987 |
I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING TO THE HOPI RESERVATION FOR OVER 23 YEARS, AND HAVE MADE MANY FRIENDS WITH THE AMAZING HOPI ARTISTS....MY MISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO HELP PR...OMOTE THEIR WORK, AND AT THE SAME TIME HELP THEM TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES.....I AM A SMALL "NOT FOR PROFIT" BUSINESS. I TAKE PRIDE IN THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT I HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS, WHILE CONTINUING TO HELP NEW "UP-AND-COMING" ARTISTS MAKE THEIR WAY.... FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME REGARDING ANY REQUESTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE CONCERNING POTTERY, OR KACHINA CARVINGS!
THIS PIECE FEATURED HERE IS A BEAUTIFUL QUITE LARGE PIECE BY ADELLE NAMPEYO....SHE IS AN AWARD WINNING ARTIST WHO HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN POTTERY SINCE THE 1970'S. SHE WAS TAUGHT THE FINE DETAILS OF TRADITIONAL POTTERY BY HER MOTHER, ELVA, AND GRANDMOTHER FANNIE. SHE IS A SISTER TO MIRIAM, ELTON, AND NEVA....
THIS QUITE LARGE (FOR ADELLE'S STANDARDS) POTTERY WAS HAND COILED, FROM HAND MILLED CLAY DUG FROM THE SURROUNDING AREAS, HAND POLISHED USING A STONE, YUCCA BRUSH PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS MADE FROM THE MUSTARD PLANT, AND "SHEEP DUNG" FIRED, AS IS ALL TRADITIONAL HOPI POTTERY.....THERE ARE NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR OTHER FLAWS NOTED...
THE SIZE OF THIS GORGEOUS POTTERY IS OVER 8" WIDE, BY 4.5" TALL, WITH A BEAUTIFUL GLOSS ROCK POLISH......GALLERY PRICING FOR AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE SUCH AS THIS WOULD BE WELL OVER 450.00!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THE HOPI ARTS!! PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE...!!
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