About this artwork
Dextra Quotskuyva produced pots with masterfully painted motifs that exemplify the Hopi ceramic tradition—much like her great-grandmother Nampeyo, a well-known Hopi-Tewa potter active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Like her famous relative, Quotskuyva’s eyesight began deteriorating later in life, preventing her from completing intricate compositions. During this period, she used the firing process to decorate the surfaces of the clay, resulting in unpredictable clouds and colors. This minimalist treatment of the vessel’s surface draws attention to its unusual, asymmetrical form.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 264
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Department
- Arts of the Americas
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Artist
- Dextra Quotskuyva
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Culture
- Hopi-Tewa
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Title
- Jar with Fire Clouding, Jar
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Places
- Hopi Tribe of Arizona (Artist's nationality:), Polacca (Object made in:)
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Date
- 1997-1998
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Medium
- Earthenware and slip
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Inscriptions
- Signed bottom, middle, on slip, incised: "Dextra / [artist corn insignia]".
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Dimensions
- 13.4 × 33.1 × 33.1 cm (5 1/4 × 13 × 13 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Peter and Elaine Liebesman
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Reference Number
- 2024.409
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