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Biography: Sadie Adams (1905-1995) Flower Woman
Category: Artists | Posted by | Fri, May 3rd 2013, 1:16pm
Sadie Adams' Hopi name is Flower Girl (Flower Woman) and she signed, Adobe Gallery authentic historic and contemporary Southwest Pueblo Pottery and...
Read More Subject: Hopi Second Mesa Plaque
Category: Baskets | Posted by | Fri, May 3rd 2013, 1:04pm
Coiled basketry of this type is made exclusively in Second Mesa villages on the Hopi Reservation. Each stitch of a coil is interlocked into the adj...
Read More Subject: Hopi Polychrome Bowl by Nampeyo, circa 1910-1920
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Fri, May 3rd 2013, 11:53am
This large open bowl is attributed to the great Hopi potter, Nampeyo of Hano, based on similarities to many documented works of hers. The following...
Read More Biography: Nampeyo of Hano (1857-1942)
Category: Artists | Posted by | Fri, May 3rd 2013, 11:38am
Nampeyo of Hano was the first pueblo woman to gain recognition for her, Adobe Gallery authentic historic and contemporary Southwest Pueblo Pottery ...
Read More Subject: Zuni Pueblo Polychrome Jar by Tsayutitsa, c.1935
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Sat, Apr 27th 2013, 4:13pm
Tsayutitsa, also known as Mrs. Milam's mother, was certainly one of the finest potters of the first half of the 20th century from Zuni Pueblo. She ...
Read More Biography: Tonita Vigil Peña (1893-1949) Quah Ah
Category: Artists | Posted by | Sat, Apr 27th 2013, 12:44pm
Tonita Peña, whose Indian name was Quah Ah, was born in 1893 in the - Adobe Gallery authentic historic and contemporary Southwest Pueblo Pottery an...
Read More Subject: Original Painting of a Pueblo Corn Dancer, circa 1921
Category: Paintings | Posted by | Sat, Apr 27th 2013, 12:39pm
This original painting by Tonita Peña (Quah Ah) of San Ildefonso Pueblo was probably painted in 1921, this being based on the dual signature of her...
Read More Biography: Crucita Gonzales Calabaza (1921-1999) Blue Corn
Category: Artists | Posted by | Sat, Apr 27th 2013, 12:27pm
Crucita Gonzales Calabaza (1921-1999) Blue Corn, Adobe Gallery authentic historic and contemporary Southwest Pueblo Pottery and fine art.
Read More Subject: San Ildefonso Polychrome Jar by Crucita Gonzales Calabaza (Blue Corn)
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Sat, Apr 27th 2013, 12:19pm
Blue Corn is responsible for reviving Polychrome pottery at San Ildefonso Pueblo. After Maria and Julian Martinez made the Black-on-black famous, t...
Read More Subject: Bronze Sculpture Entitled "Hopi Conflict"
Category: Other Art Objects | Posted by | Sat, Apr 27th 2013, 11:46am
Each year Hopi women take part in a ceremony called the Basket Dance during which possessions of increasing value are discarded and fought over by ...
Read More Biography: Grace Chapella - White Squash Blossom (1874-1980)
Category: Artists | Posted by | Tue, Apr 23rd 2013, 4:33pm
Grace Chapella was born in February 1874, at the Tewa village of Hano, Adobe Gallery authentic historic and contemporary Southwest Pueblo Pottery a...
Read More Subject: Pair of Salt and Pepper Containers
Category: Jewelry | Posted by | Tue, Apr 23rd 2013, 4:31pm
This set consists of a sterling silver salt cellar and serving spoon and a pepper shaker, all in the style of Navajo, or quite possibly Hopi silver...
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