Abeita, Karen – Red Jar with Four Hummingbirds (1996) Ribbon
$ 1,000.00
Karen Abeita is known for her traditional and innovative Hopi-Tewa pottery. This jar is coil-built and made from red Hopi clay. The jar has a wide shoulder and a short neck. There are four Sikyatki-style hummingbirds as the design paitned with bee-weed and highlighted with white clay. The are painted on the top of the shoulder and the tails extend over the side. The jar was traditionally fired with slight color variations. It is signed on the bottom in bee-weed, “Karen Abeita”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair. There is an honorable mention ribbon from the 1996 Santa Fe Indian Market.
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Karen Abeita is known for her traditional and innovative Hopi-Tewa pottery. This jar is coil-built and made from red Hopi clay. The jar has a wide shoulder and a short neck. There are four Sikyatki-style hummingbirds as the design paitned with bee-weed and highlighted with white clay. The are painted on the top of the shoulder and the tails extend over the side. The jar was traditionally fired with slight color variations. It is signed on the bottom in bee-weed, “Karen Abeita”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair. There is an honorable mention ribbon from the 1996 Santa Fe Indian Market.
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Abeita, Karen (b. 1960)
Karen Abeita
Karen Abeita’s mother was Lenora Nahoodyce Abeyta and her father, Isidor Abeita, Sr., was from Isleta Pueblo. Her maternal family is from the Kachina-Parrot Clan at Hopi. She is known for her intricately painted pottery and use of traditional designs and techniques. She has won numerous awards for her pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market, the Heard Indian Market and other events.