Hopi Pueblo Square Pottery Tile with Cow Katsina Image [SOLD]

Alberta Adams is listed in Gregg Schaaf’s book Hopi-Tewa Pottery 500 Artist Biographies but only the statement “active 1980-present: polychrome wedding vases, bowls” is included for her.  She is not mentioned at all in Messiers’ book Hopi & Pueblo Tiles so there seems to be little biographical information on her as a potter even though she is acknowledged as having produced since 1980. She is from Hopi Pueblo in Arizona.

In this square pottery tile, the artist painted a full version of the Wakas or Cow Katsina in quite a creditable presentation. She placed a traditional border around the edges of the tile.  It is signed with the artist’s name on verso.  The tile was purchased by the current owner in 1999.

Condition: very good condition

Provenance: from the extensive Native American collection of a family from Oklahoma

Recommended Reading: Hopi & Pueblo Tiles an Illustrated History by Kim Messier & Pat Messier