Tyra Naha-Leslie #31323

$400.00

When I was with Tyra, we talked about “Tumbling Parrots” I love that imagery, and the faces on the heads of her birds are so distinct and beautiful. The parrot is an important symbol to the Hopis, and their ancestors. Parrot feathers have been found among ruins of the four-corners area and are still used in modern Hopi ceremonies. This is a hand coiled, traditionally fired polychrome mini cannister/cylinder. The “stippled” painted background behind the parrots gives this piece a textured look. It’s terrific.

2 ½” high by 2 ¾” wide

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Tyra Naha-Leslie

Hopi-Tewa

It is such a pleasure working closely now with Tyra. She is delightful and so very talented. When I asked her to write me a few facts about herself, this is what she wrote:

“My name is Tyra Naha-Leslie, my grandmother is Helen Naha, Feather Woman, and my mother is Rainy Naha, I am a 3rd generation Potter of the Feather Family. I started learning at the age of 6, by my grandmother, Helen Naha, I started with making turtles, bears, Lil tiny bowls, when we weren’t at my grandmother’s my mom would help me with molding. By age 19 I did my first show at the Heard Museum and won a couple of awards. I have done other shows like Museum Of Man Show in San Diego, CA, Hopi Show in Flagstaff, AZ, and The Free Indian Market Santa Fe, NM. Today I am working more and more on my pottery and have been doing Art shows that come up.”

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