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Hopi Pottery Tile with Unidentified Katsina Face by Barbara Polacca - C3843P
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Mon, Nov 14th 2016, 5:40pm
Barbara Polacca is a Hopi-Tewa of the Spider Clan who has been an active potter since 1970. She is an accomplished potter known for making seed jars, cylindrical vases, bowls, canteens and tiles. She painted the face of a katsina on this tile. Tiles have been a popular collector's item for over a hundred years. The Hopi-Tewa potters have always been more prolific than the Rio Grande Pueblos in making them.