Large Traditional Hopi Pottery by Loretta Silas Poleahla 1K16Z Wood and Suitza dedicated himself to

and Suitza dedicated himself to mastering the craft

and then moves to touch the patient

She creates pottery of all shapes and sizes

crafted with utmost skill and precision

Dimensions: 1

Large Traditional Hopi Pottery by Loretta Silas Poleahla 1K16Z Wood and Suitza dedicated himself toArtist: Loretta Silas Poleahla Tribe: Hopi Dimensions: 9 X (12 x 13) Traditional pottery methods dating back nearly 1,500 years employ labor intensive practices including digging the clay. Clays gathered from local sources vary in color ranging from yellow to red to black. Different combinations of backgrounds and paint colors are characteristic of each Pueblo. The polychrome (polychrome is a variety of colors) on yellow is distinctly Hopi.