Original Painting "Ancient Messages" [SOLD]

Michael Kabotie was the son of famed Hopi artist, Fred Kabotie.  Michael passed away at the early age of 67 years at the height of his fame.  He had attended Haskell Indian School in Lawrence, Kansas in 1961.  In the 1970s and 1980s, he was the spokesman for the Artist Hopid, a group of Hopi artists who worked together.  Other members of Artist Hopid were Terrance Talaswaima, Milland Lomakema, Delbridge Honanie and Neil David, Sr.

This original painting “Ancient Messages” depicts a variety of petroglyph-like shapes and figures.  The image size is 31 1/2” x 13 1/8” and 38 3/4” x 20 3/8” framed.  It is signed Lomawywesa and dated 1981. 

This painting is published in the book: Michael’s Journey: The Mystic Art of Michael Kabotie by Brigitte and Dietmar Behnke, Heidelberg, Germany, 2013. Pg 122

Condition: good condition

Recommended Reading:

Hopi Painting: The World of the Hopis by Patricia Janis Broder.  A Brandywine Press Book, NY 1978.

Michael’s Journey: The Mystic Art of Michael Kabotie by Brigitte and Dietmar Behnke, Heidelberg, Germany, 2013.  This book is currently not available from Adobe Gallery.

Provenance: From an estate in Colorado