Hopi Large Pottery Tile with Katsina Imagery [SOLD]

This image, that somewhat resembles the Chakwaina Katsina face, first appeared on the interior of a Jeddito bowl from a thousand years ago.  Mark Tahbo elaborated on the face by adding the body of a bird to it.  The net-like design off to the left represents an area of abundant seeds, making the katsina/bird mixture a spreader of seeds. Tahbo used Jeddito clay for the tile.

Condition: new

Provenance: this Hopi Large Pottery Tile with Katsina Imagery is directly from the artist, Mark Tahbo.

Recommended Reading:  America's Great Lost Expedition, The Thomas Keam Collection of Hopi Pottery from the Second Hemenway Expedition, 1890-1894 by Edwin Wade, et al.