Komalestewa, Cynthia Sequi – Bowl with Hummingbirds and Shard Designs (1990s)

Cynthia Sequi Komalestewa (1954-2002) was a daughter of Hugh Sequi (who was the brother of Helen Naha) and a sister of Miltona Naha.  Her aunt-in-law was Helen Naha.  Cynthia made traditional Hopi-Tewa pottery with her own spin on the Naha family style.  She learned a lot of her pottery techniques from Syliva Naha.  Each piece was coil-built, stone polished, and painted with bee-weed and natural clay slips.  This bowl has hummingbirds, or more likely hummingbird moths, on the top circling the opening.  The bottom is complex with shard designs that are painted in six sections.  They are highlighted with white and red clay slips.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “C. Sequi”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.