Innovative Preston Duwyenie White Seed Pot with Inlaid Sterling Silver

This highly innovative wide and low shoulder white seed pot by Preston Duwyenie features a sculpted shifting sands design, elegantly enhanced with inlaid sterling silver. The intricate craftsmanship and unique combination of materials highlight Duwyenie's exceptional skill and artistic vision, creating a piece that is both visually striking and richly symbolic. His hallmark is a silhouette of a mother carrying her baby on her back.

Preston Duwyenie (born 1951) is a Hopi potter from the village of Hotevilla on Third Mesa and is married and living at Santa Clara Pueblo.  He taught ceramics at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe for six years. His Hopi name is Lomaiquilvaa "Carried in Beauty." As a student at IAIA, he had studied under Otellie Loloma who encouraged him to experiment with different techniques. That has been the mantra of his career.

Condition: excellent condition

Provenance: this Innovative Preston Duwyenie White Seed Pot with Inlaid Sterling Silver is from the estate of a Santa Fe resident

Recommended Reading:

• Hopi Katsina: 1,600 Artist Biographies by Gregory and Angie Schaaf. 

• Hopi-Tewa Pottery 500 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf

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