Sahneyah, Madeline – Bowl with Bird Wing Design (1990)

5.25"w x 2.75"h

$ 250.00

Madeline Sayneyha is a cousin of potter Mark Tahbo.  She learned to make pottery from Mark as well as Ivy Youwyha.  She is a daughter of Herman Sakyneyah and Ernestine Chaca.   In the 1990’s she began making elegant pottery.  Each piece was coil built, painted with native clay slips and traditionally fired.  She was quickly known for her thin painted lines and dynamic firing. This bowl is a classic Hopi shape with a wide, flat form.  The design is painted on the top of the piece.  It has a bird wing pattern with a checkerboard design. The red clay slip is used to accentuate the deisgns.  The bowl is traditionally fired to create the fire clouds.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “M. Sahneyah”.  While Madeline no longer makes pottery, her quality of her pottery and her painted designs remains strong.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.