Abeita, Karen – Large Bowl with Shard and Katsina Designs

Karen Abeita is known for her traditional and innovative Hopi-Tewa pottery. This wide bowl is coil-built and painted with bee-weed and clay slips. There are three old-style katsinas on the top, including a Qooqole, Grandmother, and Flower katsina. They are separated by three large bands of pottery shard designs. The shards reflect a variety of Hopi-Tewa designs. The bowl was traditionally fired with slight color variations. It is signed on the bottom in bee-weed, “Karen Abeita”. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.