Dextra Quostkuyva Nampeyo is certainly one of the most influential Hopi-Tewa potters of the last 50 years. Not only has she taught numerous potters (Steve Lucas, Yvonne Lucas, Les Namingha, Loren Ami, Hisi Nampeyo, to name just a few), but her creative designs and forms changed have dramatically influenced the pottery itself.  This wide shoulder bowl is from the late 1990s.  There are six Hopi maidens painted as the main design.  Why six? One for each of the four directions and the above and below.  They are painted in one section of the bowl. The remainder is highly polished red and has a shawl pattern with the edges of the shawl painted with a tiny checkerboard pattern.  The red she was using at this time polished to a high shine and has just a bit of mica which is reflective.  The bowl was traditionally fired so there are very light blushes to the surface.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Dextra” along with a corn plant to represent the Corn Clan.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  Dextra was the subject of a retrospective of her pottery at the Wheelwright Museum, along with a companion book entitled, “Painted Perfection“.