The Marks Project - A Marks Dictionary of American Studio Pottery, 1946 to Present

Stella Huma

1929 Born

1996 Died

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

         potter

BIOGRAPHY

Stella Huma worked on the Hopi Reservation. Her work is notable for the thin-walled vessel forms she created. The surfaces of her vessels are highly burnished with carefully applied traditional designs.

Public Collections

Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts

Bibliography

Schaaf, Gregory and Angie. Hopi-Tewa Pottery: 500 Artist Biographies. Santa Fe, NM: Ciac Press, 1998.

Sikorski, Marilyn A. Modern Hopi Pottery. Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, 1968.

Wade, Edwin L. The Arts of the North American Indian: Native Traditions in Evolution. Manchester, VT: Hudson Hills Press, 1998.

 

 

 

Center for CraftSouthern Highland Craft Guild

 

Typical Marks
Seed Jar
Form: Jar
Materials: Earthenware
Method: Coiled
Crocker Art Museum, purchased with funds provided by Loren G. Lipson, MD, 2013.79.2
Crocker Art Museum, purchased with funds provided by Loren G. Lipson, MD, 2013.79.2

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Tags

Hopi, Pueblo, Native American

 

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