Kahe, Gloria – “Emergence of the Hopi Clans” Large Jar
$ 1,100.00
Gloria Kahe (b. 1951) is Navajo and married Samuel Kahe in 1970. She learned to make pottery from her mother-in-law Marcella Kahe. She is the mother of Valerie Kahe and her sister-in-law is Karen Kahe Charley. This bowl is a fascinating piece that is made from native clay, coil-built, fully polished, and painted. It has a spiraling design that has all of the Hopi clans. At the base is the Butterfly Clan and at the rim is the Bear Clan. The spiral upward, telling the story of the clans emergence into this world. it is painted with bee-weed and clay slips. It was traditionally fired to create the blushes on the surface. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “G. Kahe”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Gloria Kahe (b. 1951) is Navajo and married Samuel Kahe in 1970. She learned to make pottery from her mother-in-law Marcella Kahe. She is the mother of Valerie Kahe and her sister-in-law is Karen Kahe Charley. This bowl is made from red Hopi clay. it has a classic Hopi-Tewa shape with a wide shoulder and sloping top. The area above the shoulder is fully painted. There are tightly painted interlocking shards with designs from a sun to moth and even birds. It is tightly painted and with bee-weed (black) and highlighted with additional clay slips. The jar was traditionally fired so there are light blushes on the surface. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “G. Kahe”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Kahe, Gloria (b. 1951)
Gloria Kahe (b. 1951) is Navajo and married Samuel Kahe in 1970. She learned to make pottery from her mother-in-law Marcella Kahe. She is the mother of Valerie Kahe and her sister-in-law is Karen Kahe Charley. Gloria is known for her use of Hopi redware clay and cylinder forms. She has won numerous awards for her pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Indian Market.