Abeita, Karen – Bowl with Pottery Shard Designs

7.5"w x 4"h

$ 1,800.00

Karen Abeita is known for her traditional and innovative Hopi-Tewa pottery.  This wide bowl is painted with bee-weed (black) and a red clay slip and then traditionally fired.  Karen is known for her very intricately painted pottery. The shape of the bowl has a wide, flat shoulder.  The entire piece is fully painted with a series of pottery shards, which are interconnected on the surface.  Each of the shards has a different Hopi-Tewa design.  It’s always interesting to see about trying to identify the various designs on each of the shards.  There are lightly etched “edges” to each of the shards.   The bowl was traditionally fired to create the blushes.  It is signed on the bottom in bee-weed, “Karen Abeita”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.