Mark Tahbo learned to make pottery from his great grandmother, Grace Chapella.  His pieces reflect the wonderful symmetry and thin walls of an excellent potter.  This tile is made from the traditional red clay at Hopi.  It is painted with a Sikyatki style bat as the design. The bat has additional designs on the wings.  Note as well the stars in the sky.  The piece is signed on the back with Mark’s hallmark, which represents that he is tobacco clan.