Large Traditional Hopi Pottery by Loretta Silas Poleahla 1K16Z Wood Hallmark/Signature: N/A

Hallmark/Signature: N/A

SS (Sterling Silver) (Inscribed)

and Suitza dedicated himself to mastering the craft

Dimensions: 1

Tribe: Navajo

Large Traditional Hopi Pottery by Loretta Silas Poleahla 1K16Z Wood Hallmark/Signature: N/AArtist: Loretta Silas Poleahla Tribe: Hopi Dimensions: 9 X (12 x 13) Traditional pottery methods dating back nearly 1,500 years employ labor intensive practices including digging the clay. Clays gathered from local sources vary in color ranging from yellow to red to black. Different combinations of backgrounds and paint colors are characteristic of each Pueblo. The polychrome (polychrome is a variety of colors) on yellow is distinctly Hopi.