Clashin, Debbie – Bowl with Moth Design

6.75"w x 4"h

$ 775.00

This is classic design bowl by Debbie Clashin.  She is a cousin of noted potter Mark Tahbo and a descendant of Grace Chapella.  Debbie has quickly become well known for her large-sized traditional Hopi-Tewa pottery. The shape of this bowl has a sloping shoulder.  The piece is painted with two moths, one on each side.  It was a design which was originated by Grace Chapella.  Next to each moth is a three-pointed section which represents the three Hopi mesas.   The rest of the design are the stars in the sky at night.  The jar is painted with bee-weed and natural clay slips.  It was traditionally fired with blushes across the surface of the jar along with a few darker areas from the smoke.   It is signed on the bottom with her name and a pipe for his “Tobacco Clan”.