Vintage Hopi Native American/ Navajo etched red clay pottery/Hand Coiled

Vintage Hopi Native American pottery vase, known for its distinctive hand-coiled construction and traditional designs. Comes with Authentication paper shown in pic Navajo etched red clay pottery, detailing its cultural significance, traditional production process, and the meanings behind its symbols and colors. The art form is a legacy passed down through generations, with clay embodying Mother Earth. The designs represent visions of horizons at dawn and twilight. The production is a long process involving grinding clay, forming, and two firings, with each pot being unique. Symbols like the Prayer Feather, Staircase of Life, Rain, Whirlwind, Yucca Plant, and Lightning have significant cultural meanings. The four colors represent the Four Sacred Mountains. This vase is traditional in style of pottery made by artists from the Hopi Pueblo in the Southwestern United States. Authentic Hopi pottery is traditionally hand-built using a coil-and-scrape method, using local natural clays that fire to characteristic buff or red colors. The designs are painted freehand using a brush made from a yucca leaf and natural pigments. The piece features a polychrome design (black and red on a lighter background) with bold, geometric patterns. These intricate designs often use fine lines and incorporate symbolic motifs that may represent elements like the Migration pattern (curving feathers) or rain/weather patterns which to Hopi culture. Measurements : 10” tall by 7” in diameter