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

Ethel Youvella

1919 Born

2006 Died

 

Ethel Youvella was a Hopi-Tewa potter from First Mesa where she created pieces using traditional family techniques.

She was a niece of famous Hopi-Tewa potter Grace Chapella. In the early years she didn’t sign her work. With the added interest of the tourist trade that began in the early years of the 20th century she began to sign. She used various signatures. In addition to her name at various times she signed Polacca, AZ, Hopi First Mesa, and Tewa Village.

 

 

 

 

Center for Craft This research was supported by a Craft Research Fund Grant from the Center For Craft
   
AMOCA American Museum of Ceramic Art American Museum of Ceramic Art

 

Typical Marks
Olla
Materials: Earthenware
Method: Pinched, Coiled
Surface Technique: Burnished, Slip
Crocker Art Museum, Gift of Gary Smith and David Ligare
Crocker Art Museum, Gift of Gary Smith and David Ligare

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Tags

Hopi-Tewa, Native American, Polacca, Arizona

 

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