Hopi Small Dish with Corn Plant Design [SOLD]

Since Nampeyo of Hano's era of making pottery at Hopi House at The Grand Canyon, the Hopi have made small souvenir pieces for tourists. This small bowl is typical of such items. It was as carefully made and as carefully decorated as any major piece of pottery. The interior of the bowl is decorated with a full corn plant with developed ears of corn. The exterior is designed with a series of clouds. On the bottom is written, in pencil, Trading Post Second Mesa Hopi Res. Ariz. 200 Jan 22, 1963.

Condition: very good condition

Provenance: from the collection of Jeffrey Trent of Nevada