Adobe Gallery Blog

Subject: Hopi Seated Mudhead Painting a Tihu

Category: Kachina - Katsina | Posted by Todd | Mon, Jun 3rd 2013, 1:35pm
The Koyemsi are best known as Mudheads because of the color of their head coverings. The Koyemsi were imported from Zuni Pueblo in the late 1800s b...
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Subject: Original Painting of Pueblo Male Chanters

Category: Paintings | Posted by Todd | Mon, Jun 3rd 2013, 1:09pm
Unquestionably the outstanding Tesuque Pueblo painter and one of the most outstanding of all the pueblo artists was Patrick Swazo Hinds. Adopted at...
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Subject: Original Painting "Pueblo Women Decorating Pottery"

Category: Paintings | Posted by Todd | Mon, Jun 3rd 2013, 12:37pm
Gilbert Atencio's family included four siblings, one of whom was Helen Gutierrez, a well-known potter from Santa Clara Pueblo. His parents were Isa...
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Subject: Kewa (Santo Domingo) Depression-era Necklace

Category: Jewelry | Posted by Todd | Mon, Jun 3rd 2013, 12:21pm
This necklace was made from several "found materials." The beads were made from bone, the black backing probably from automotive battery casing, th...
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Subject: Hopi Pueblo Polychrome Pottery Tile by Garnet Pavatea

Category: Pottery | Posted by Todd | Mon, Jun 3rd 2013, 12:11pm
Garnet Pavatea was one of the best known of the non-Nampeyo family potters at Hopi First Mesa. She was an extraordinary artisan. Garnet had a long ...
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Subject: Polished Red Incised Bear with Turquoise by Tony Da

Category: Pottery | Posted by Todd | Mon, Jun 3rd 2013, 12:02pm
Tony Da, from San ildefonso Pueblo, was destined to become one of the finest artists of the 20th century. His grandparents, Maria and Julian Martin...
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Subject: Original Acrylic Painting "Tiwa Deer Hunter"

Category: Paintings | Posted by Todd | Sat, Jun 1st 2013, 4:51pm
This late evening winter scene captures the coldness of the air and ground while a pueblo hunter huddles near a small, smoky fire of piñon or cedar...
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Subject: San Felipe Pueblo Large Polychrome Olla

Category: Pottery | Posted by Todd | Sat, Jun 1st 2013, 4:36pm
Joseph Latoma is a young man who lives at San Felipe Pueblo. His dad is from Zuni Pueblo-thus the reason for his Zuni name-but his mom is Margaret ...
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Subject: Hopi Polychrome Jar by Priscilla Nampeyo

Category: Pottery | Posted by Todd | Sat, Jun 1st 2013, 4:27pm
This is an extraordinary piece of pottery by Priscilla Nampeyo. It is beautifully formed, using native clay and the coiling technique. A strong dec...
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Subject: Acoma Pueblo Polychrome Jar with Zuni Designs

Category: Pottery | Posted by Todd | Sat, Jun 1st 2013, 4:17pm
Designs on pueblo pottery were influenced by many outside sources starting as early at the mid-1800s. Floral elements, birds, deer, and other desig...
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Subject: Hopi Pueblo Flat Top Polychrome Seed Jar by Helen Naha

Category: Pottery | Posted by Todd | Sat, Jun 1st 2013, 3:45pm
Helen Naha (Feather Woman) and Joy Navasie (Frog Woman) were sisters-in-law. Helen Naha married Joy Navasie's brother, Archie Naha. Helen was known...
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Subject: Laguna Pueblo Exquisite Pottery Polychrome Canteen

Category: Pottery | Posted by Todd | Sat, Jun 1st 2013, 3:03pm
This is one of the most strikingly beautiful Laguna Pueblo canteens we have acquired in over a decade. Not only does it have a bulbous front, it h...
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