Hopi Unique Craft Artist

Hopi unique crafts is something we could not leave out. There are a number of Hopis who are doing unique crafts that did not quite fit in with the other categories, therefore we have established their own section on marketing.

The unique crafts pertain to crafts made of cottonwood, magnetized ornaments, souvenirs, medicine bags, pouches, rattles, key racks, ceramic products and other assortments.

Native Images a silk screen print shop here on Hopi is a part of the Hopi Market. They have been conducting business on Hopi. The prints they market are of all Hopi designs, kachina art is their main stream. The silk screen tee-shirts are of collector items, for ordering please specify size and color. Please allow time for delivery.

We have a few ladies here that also make native design clothing, which are of high quality made for.

1. Farrel Nequatewa, Sun Forehead Clan, Shongopavi Village. I learned how to make my crafts from my father Edmond Nequatewa. From gourds I started making toy banks, these are made into various animals with Hopi designs.
2. Louise Shepherd, Navajo, Dennibito, AZ. I make medicine bags, corn pollen bags and other assortment of leather goods. I also make chokers made of ivory bone and sea shells. My specialty is weaving authentic Navajo Rugs.
3. Merritt Montes, Uintah-Ouray Tribe. I make gourd rattles with Mimbre designs.  I have been painting designs on rattles for 3 yrs.  I also paint newly documented "Rock Art" on T-shirts for the Sierra Club trips to southern Utah.
4. Vernette Thomas, Water and Corn Clan, Orayvi Village.  I started making dolls out of cloth after the lost of my son Quinton. I became very depressed and by re-awakening by my lost son I started making dolls.  By creating these dolls it has brought me back out of my depression and now I have a future with my new creations. Today, I make dolls full-time and my work has gotten the attention of all visitors to Hopi and the Southwest, my dolls have appeared in a art magazine called "Treasures of the Hopi" by Theda Bassman.  I am very proud of myself and my dolls, I always take my time and care in creating these hand made dolls.  They hold a special place in my heart and are always in my thoughts.  I welcome special orders, and hope that all will take care and treasure my dolls like I do.  Thank-you.
5. Dallin Maybee, Tribe Senca/Northern Arapaho, Clan Turtle. Provo, Utah.  In my work I incorporate traditional designs and symbols of my mothers people, the Northern Arapahos.  Whether the piece is a doll or fully beaded pipe bag, or as small as a simple tobacco pouch.  The traditional designs speak of the relationship between the creator and all things, especially his children.  It is an honor to be able to create these things so that the traditions of my people would not be forgotten.

   Owen Seumptewa, Kykotsmovi Village, Sun Clan. He has pursued photography as a means of communication by which the culture of the Hopi People may be preserved for future generations. As a Hopi photographer, he can only document selected aspects of his people, as photography is forbidden by the Hopi. He has documented relatives, family life and selected Hopi life only with special permission. Being concerned about the passing of the old ones, the change of the Hopi architecture and the absence of photographic records. Seumptewa has continue to be drawn to document any facet of life of my people which he is allowed.
   Seumptewa began taking photographs in high school and is self taught. He has taught photography at community college and at University levels. During 1989-1990 he participated in the Sundance Institute Film Laboratory in Provo Utah. His photographs have been exhibited at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, the Heard Museum, Museum of Mankind London England the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, Carnegie Museum of Natural History and other institutions. His work has been published in Natives Peoples, Southwest Arts, Indian Artist, Natural History, Solar Today, Scholastic Magazine, Arizona Highways and others.
   He currently spends time consulting and working on photographic projects for museums, schools and publishers.

   For additional information:
   Owen Seumptewa, Native Shadows
   2012 North Center Street
   Flagstaff, Arizona 86004
   520 556-9387
   Fax 520 556-1482

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