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Hopi potter Polingaysi Qöyawayma, also known as Elizabeth White, studied ceramics under the tutelage of Charles Loloma, famous Hopi jeweler, who taught ceramic classes at the University of Arizona, Arizona State University and at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe.  Polingaysi was a teacher who began making pottery after she retired from that career in 1954.  Once she learned the techniques, she began searching for a style that suited her taste and personality.  When she found uniquely special clay that needed no painted design to bring out its beauty, she decided to use only the unadorned clay.

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