Hopi Small Seed Jar with Unusual Footed Bird [SOLD]

Mark Tahbo has been a consistent award winner at Santa Fe Indian Market.  In 1991, he won Overall Prize at Indian Market.  In 1992 he was awarded Best of Division at the Heard Museum Indian Fair. Awards continued to be presented to him in 1993 and 1994 and later.

Tahbo is the great-grandson of famous Hopi potter Grace Chapella, and the grandson of her daughter Alma Tahbo.  His siblings are potters too.  Grace Chapella, of course, is famous for living to 106 years and continuing to make pottery past her 100th birthday.

This recently-made seed jar is traditional in pottery vessel shape to the Sikyatki seed jars but the design is purely the creation of the artist.  Tahbo has married tradition with innovation.  The traditional-looking bird has feet of a contemporary nature. 

Condition:  The jar is signed M. Tahbo ‘13’ and is in original condition

Provenance: from a collector from California

Recommended Reading: Hopi-Tewa Pottery: 500 Artist Biographies [1st ED/1st Print:] by Gregory and Angie Schaaf