Cecilia Lesso
(d.)
Butterfly
Migration
7 3/4"
H x 17 1/2" D
This piece comes to us through
a special collection of vintage Hopi pottery obtained in the
early years when potters did not sign their works. The provenance
provided comes directly from the original owner who purchased
these pieces from the artists themselves during his stay at Hopi
during the mid twentieth century.
Like the other potters featured
in this collection, Cecilia was from First Mesa. She relied on
her pottery as a supplemental income, but maintained a traditional
life in the Hopi sense.
With all the fire clouds and
imperfections, these pieces capture all that is original about
traditional Hopi pottery making, and are valuable ethnographic
materials.
This particular piece is incredibly
large for its time and would have been considered extremely innovative.