Clashin, Debbie – Jar with Moth Design

7"w x 4.5"h

$ 650.00

This is classic jar 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 jar has a wide shoulder and an elongated neck with a slight turn at the rim. The piece is painted with two moths, it is a design which was originated by Grace Chapella. The imagery has a moth and the three pointed sections to the right of each moth are 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 it was traditionally fired with blushes across the surface of the jar.   It is signed on the bottom with her name and a pipe for his “Tobacco Clan”.