Youvella, Wallace – Mauve Jar with Tewa Sun (1990s)
$ 700.00
This is an unusual jar by Wallace Youvella, the husband of Iris Nampeyo It is coil-built and fully polished with a mavue clay slip, which has a very purple coloration. We have had his pieces in red, natural clay, and even blue, but this is the few we have had that was mauve. The jar has a round body and an asymmetric rim. The piece is fully polished mauve. There is a Tewa sun etched into the clay on the side. Extending out from the sun are four additional stylized feathers with Hopi imagery. Wallace was one of the first three men at Hopi in the mid-1970’s to begin making pottery (the others were Mark Tahbo and Thomas Polacca). Interestingly, Thomas and Wallace (who were brothers-in-law) both started with traditional Hopi-Tewa designs but met resistance from the women potters, so began making pieces which were either fully polished and etched, or carved. This piece is signed on the bottom, “Wallace Youvella”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
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This is an unusual jar by Wallace Youvella, the husband of Iris Nampeyo It is coil-built and fully polished with a mavue clay slip, which has a very purple coloration. We have had his pieces in red, natural clay, and even blue, but this is the few we have had that was mauve. The jar has a round body and an asymmetric rim. The piece is fully polished mauve. There is a Tewa sun etched into the clay on the side. Extending out from the sun are four additional stylized feathers with Hopi imagery. Wallace was one of the first three men at Hopi in the mid-1970’s to begin making pottery (the others were Mark Tahbo and Thomas Polacca). Interestingly, Thomas and Wallace (who were brothers-in-law) both started with traditional Hopi-Tewa designs but met resistance from the women potters, so began making pieces which were either fully polished and etched, or carved. This piece is signed on the bottom, “Wallace Youvella”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
