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Setalla, Pauline – 9″ Wide Red Jar with Eight Panels of Rain Designs (1980s)
9.5"w x 5"h
$ 850.00
Pauline Talasyousia (Setalla) (b. 1930) married Justin Navasie Setalla. She was raised in the village of Mishongovi and learned to make pottery from her mother-in-law, Agnes Navasie, and her sister-in-law, Eunice “Fawn” Navasie. She had ten children, including Dee Setalla, Agnes Nasonhoya, Gwen Setalla, and Stetson Setalla, who are each potters. This is one of her large jars made from red Hopi clay. It has a wide shoulder and a slightly turned-out rim. The shoulder of the jar is painted with bee-weed (black) and has eight sections of design. They consist of rain and cloud designs. It was traditionally fired, creating slight color variations. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. It is signed, “Pauline Setalla”.
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Pauline Talasyousia (Setalla) (b. 1930) married Justin Navasie Setalla. She was raised in the village of Mishongovi and learned to make pottery from her mother-in-law, Agnes Navasie, and her sister-in-law, Eunice “Fawn” Navasie. She had ten children, including Dee Setalla, Agnes Nasonhoya, Gwen Setalla, and Stetson Setalla, who are all potters. This is one of her classic wedding vases from the 1970s. The piece has a very round body with elongated spouts and a handle. The top of the handle is painted with a feather design. The body of the wedding vase has swirlin birds on each side. The black is bee-weed, and the white and red are clay slips. It was traditionally fired, creating striking colorations that range from pink to tan. The canteen is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. It is signed, “Pauline Setalla”.