This is an absolutely spectacular Hopi seed jar with designs reminiscent of ancestral Hopi potters. The "hand" design has been used in prehistoric pottery.  The potter did not apply a slip to the vessel, but stone-polished the natural clay body before applying the painted design, which is flawless.

Agnes Nahsonhoya is a daughter of Pauline Setalla and niece of Eunice Navasie.  She has been an active potter since 1975 and is extraordinarily talented.  Her vessel walls are thin; her burnishing is smooth and her painting of designs is flawless.

Condition: This seed jar was purchased by the previous owners in either 1989 or 1990 and it is in original excellent condition.

Provenance: ex.coll. Tulsa, OK pottery collectors

Recommended Reading: There is a biographical statement by the artist in Hopi-Tewa Pottery 500 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf.