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Setalla, Stetson – Large Tile with Hummingbird Design
4" x 7.25"
$ 150.00
Stetson Setalla is a son of noted potter Pauline Setalla and the brother of Dee Setalla and Gwen Setalla. This large tile is fully polished. It has a very intricately painted hummingbird design. It is design that was often used on the pottery of Paqua Navasie and Joy Navasie, his relatives. It is a tightly painted tile with additional colors of red and brown clay to accent the design. The black is bee-weed and there are strong blushes from the firing. It is signed on the back “S. Setalla” and rain cloud.
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Stetson Setalla is a son of noted potter Pauline Setalla and the brother of Dee Setalla and Gwen Setalla. This large tile is fully polished. It has a very intricately painted hummingbird design. It is design that was often used on the pottery of Paqua Navasie and Joy Navasie, his relatives. It is a tightly painted tile with additional colors of red and brown clay to accent the design. The black is bee-weed and there are strong blushes from the firing. It is signed on the back “S. Setalla” and rain cloud.
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Stetson Setalla is a grandson of Paqua Naha (Frogwoman) and the son of Pauline Setalla. His brother Dee and sisters Gwen Setalla and Agnes Nahsonhoya also make pottery. Stetson began making pottery at the age of 19. Each piece is made from Native clay and is signed with “S. Setalla” and a raincloud.
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Setalla, Stetson (b. 1962)
Stetson Setalla is a grandson of Paqua Naha (Frogwoman) and the son of Pauline Setalla. His brother Dee and sisters Gwen Setalla and Agnes Nahsonhoya also make pottery. Stetson began making pottery at the age of 19. Each piece is made from Native clay and is signed with “S. Setalla” and a raincloud.