Hopi Pottery : Native American Hopi Pottery Jar, signed by A. Honie #52 Sold

Hopi Pottery 52. Description: Mid 1900's, Classic poly chrome pottery jar with geometrics and bird motif, signed by A. Honie. Good condition. 6" x 5". "Antoinette Silas Honie has been an active Hopi potter since the age of 15. She attributes much of her development and success to mother, Roberta Silas: "At 15 years of age I went to demonstrate at Bloom Field, Indiana University. I learned to make pottery from my mother Roberta Silas. Some designs I use are inherited from my mother and some I have developed myself. I ship a lot of my pottery to Jackson Hole Wyoming. I have won ribbons and awards at the Northern Arizona Museum. I also market my products to collectors. I want to tell the world that everything is done with traditional native products and that it is very labor some." Antoinette has appeared in magazines and publications dealing primarily with Native American art and Hopi Pottery, in particularly. These include Hopi-Tewa Potters by Gregory Schaaf, p. 154; and Art of the Hopi