Anita Polacca (1929-2008) - Vintage Traditional Hopi Yellow Ware Pot Bowl For Sale

This vintage pottery bowl has been beautifully crafted by Hopi potter Anita Polacca (1929-2008). Anita was a prominent Hopi-Tewa potter from the First Mesa village of Sichomovi. She was active from the early 1940s. She learned from her mother, well known potter, Violet Huma.

This bowl measures 3 1/4" high by 6 1/4" across. It is signed on the bottom and is in great all original vintage condition.

Anita was known for her yellow-ware pottery such as this pot painted with Sikyatki Revival motifs. She hand-coiled her pots using native clay and natural pigments which produced a variegated yellow color in the traditional outdoor firing.