Hopi Potter: Agnes Stella Nahsonhoya is a member of the Bear Clan from Sichomovi Village at Second Mesa and was born in Keams Canyon, Arizona. She's been making pottery for the past twenty years. Agnes learned to make pottery from her mother (Pauline Setella, who learned from her aunt, Eunice Fawn Navasie, Joy Navasie, (Frog Woman), whose mark is the "frog". She learned from her grandmother, Agnes Navasie, how to use the trditional way from start to finish. Agnes is recognized as one of the most outstanding contemporary Hopi potter of today. She takes her work very seriously and her work reflects near perfection. Agnes has won award at various show including first placer at the "Hopi Show" given by the Museum of Northern Arizona in 1992, the pot being a rare piece. Her style of pottery has changed through the years, starting with the white slip on natural clay, then moving towards the more traditional style of using no slip at all. Different colors come from clays, mustard week for black paint which is boiled until it's like taffy, and various stones for the red and white. The clay she primarily uses is a light peach or red color after firing. Her painting utensils are a matchstick end used for a dotted effect in her designs, and a yucca brush like her ancestors before her. "To show proper respect for the clay, she wishes to continue doing it the old way, that means digging the clay, hand coling, hand-burnishing, and outdoor firing. From the hands of her mother, to the dampness of the clay, to the smell of the smoke when the pots are fired, she is always connected to the clay. Her trademark is the "Bear Claw".

Hopi Pottery (Click on an item to view a full size image and alternative images when available)

Hopi Pot Code: ANC7 Price: $755.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Pottery Code: ANC6 Price: $495.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nashonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Pottery Code: ANC5 Price: $700.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nashonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Pottery Code: ANC4 Price: $350.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Seed Pot Code: ANC3 Price: $250.00 Style: Hopi Seed Pot Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Pot Code: ANC1 Price: $250.00 Style: Hopi Pot Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Pot Code: AN12 Price: $412.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Bowl Code: AN10 Price: $325.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Seed Pot Code: AN9 Price: $295.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Pot Code: AN8 Price: $438.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Vase Code: AN7 Price: $330.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Pot Code: AN6 Price: $437.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Wedding Vase Code: AN5 Price: $438.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Bowl Code: AN3 Price: $185.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Seed Pot Code: B067 Price: $575.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Canteen Code: B065 Price: $475.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Pot Code: B061 Price: $281.00 Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Bowl Code: B060 Price: $437.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Pot Code: B059 Price: $437.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Lizard Pot Code: B056 Price: $495.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Pot Code: B053 Price: $248.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Grace Navasie Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Seed Pot Code: B052 Price: $248.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Grace Navasie Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Bowl Code: B051 Price: $248.00 Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Pot Code: B050 Price: $140.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Vase Code: B047 Price: $330.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Bowl Code: B045 Price: $495.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Grace Navasie Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Wedding Vase Code: B044 Price: $250.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Grace Navasie Quantity in Basket: none

Wedding Vase Code: B041 Price: $495.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Grace Navasie Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Pot Code: B037 Price: $1,155.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Pot Code: B036 Price: $450.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Wedding Vase Code: B035 Price: $688.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Pot Code: B034 Price: $550.00 Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Pot Code: B032 Price: $990.00 Style: Hopi Pottery Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Koshare Pot Code: B030 Price: $440.00 Style: Hopi Pottery Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Bowl Code: B029 Price: $600.00 Style: Traditional Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Bowl Code: B027 Price: $660.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Vase Code: B023 Price: $300.00 Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Maiden Bowl Code: B022 Price: $600.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Pot Code: B021 Price: $900.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Corn Cob Hopi Canteen - Hopi Pottery Code: B010 Price: $550.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Mud Head Canteen - Hopi Pottery Code: B009 Price: $550.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Maiden Seed Pot - Hopi Pottery Code: B008 Price: $330.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Flat Bowl - Hopi Flat Bowl with Mudheads Code: B004 Price: $688.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Pot - Hopi Pottery Code: B002 Price: $550.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none

Hopi Bowl - Hopi Jar Code: B001 Price: $963.00 Style: Hopi Material: Clay Artist: Agnes Nahsonhoya Quantity in Basket: none