Robert Youvella SILAS SW Native American HOPI Tewa 6 1/4" Pottery Vase

Roberta Youvella Silas (Native, Hopi, 1939-2009). 

Painted Hopi pot, tapered sides with a wide shoulder and rolled rim. Hand painted with designs known as Skiyatki polychrome in dark brown and red.

Measures 6 1/4" tall x 5". Excellent condition, no chips, cracks, or repairs.

As found on SavvyCo.: Roberta Youvella Silas married a Hopi and lives at Polacca, First Mesa on the Hopi reservation in northern Arizona. She was active as a potter from 1960 through the early 1980s. Her traditional bowls, jars and piki bowls often incorporate bands of Sikyatki designs, parrots, lightning, clouds and feathers. She is cited in Hopi-Tewa Pottery by Gregory Schaff. Her daughters are also potters.

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