Dextra Quotskuyva Hópitu (Hopi-Tewa), born 1928 Southwest region (United States), Arizona Seed Jar 1990 Ceramic with vegetable and mineral pigments 4-1/2 inches high, 15 inches in diameter The John R. Van Derlip Fund 91.3

• The potter Dextra Quotskuyva (coat-SKWEE-va) is a member of the distinguished Nampeyo family of artists who live on the mesas of north-central Arizona.
   
• Quotskuyva made the seed jar using the hand-built COILING METHOD. Then she scraped and sanded it to achieve its final form.
   
• The wide flattened shoulder of the jar contains freehand patterns based on GEOMETRIC and animal forms.
   
• Pueblo pots, once made as food and water containers, have largely become art objects made to satisfy the demands of collectors.
   

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