Hopi Polychrome Bear Figurative Vessel [Damaged-Broken]

Agnes is a daughter of Pauline Setalla and niece of Eunice Navasie.  According to her, she started making pottery in the mid-1970s using the Featherwoman-style white slip, which was used on this bear vessel, and later switched to the more traditional style of using no slip. 

This bear vessel is probably from her early period in the mid- to late-1970s and is signed with the name Agnes S.  The head of the bear is removable.

Condition: original condition except for a chip on the bear's right rear foot and some minor slip abrasion

Provenance: from the collection of Katherine H. Rust

Recommended Reading: There is a biographical statement by the artist in Hopi-Tewa Pottery 500 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf.