Ethel Youvella, Hopi Pueblo jar
Ethel Youvella
1919-2006
Hopi Pueblo
Date
1970
Medium Specific
Clay
Classification
Ceramic
Dimensions
6 x 12 x 12 in. (15.2 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm)
Accession Number
1985.35.30.01
Credit
Gift of Henry Burns
Biography
Ethel Youvella was a Hopi-Tewa potter from First Mesa. She was a niece of famous Hopi-Tewa potter Grace Chapella. Youvella specialized in making smaller pieces such as this turtle. She also made pottery tiles, cylinder vases and ash trays.
Schaaf, G., Hopi-Tewa Pottery: 500 Artist Biographies.
Schaaf, G., Hopi-Tewa Pottery: 500 Artist Biographies.
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Bottom signed "Ethel Youvella"
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