pot
Artist
Roberta Youvella Silas
(Hopi/ Laguna (Tewa/Keres), Pueblo (Kachina Clan), Polacca)
MediumClay, pigment
Dimensions4 5/8” H x 5” Diam.
Signed“Roberta Youvella Silas Laguna Tewa”
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Mortimer C. Howe Fund
Object numberNA2011.21.HOW
DescriptionSmall olla-shaped vessel, hand coiled, hand painted, and pit fired red clay with designs painted in black. Some of the designs have stippled black paint creating the illusion of gray. Designs are arranged horizontally on the shoulder and diagonally on the body of the pot. Designs include stepped patterns, zigzags, etc.
ClassificationsVessels
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