Native American Hopi Handbuilt and Handpainted Seed Pot

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Native American Hopi Handbuilt and Handpainted Seed Pot by Delaine Tootsie

This is a beautiful seed pot created by Delaine Tootsie, a Hopi potter who has been making pots since she was a little girl. Her hand-dug clay is multicolored and the designs go back hundreds of years in her family history. In the fall the women would take the seeds for next Spring and place them in these pots and then stack them. These pots would be placed in the corner of their home, stacked so the bottom of one pot would seal the top of the other. This storage technique would save space and keep the rodents from ruining next years' seed crop. The outside of the pot is painted with classic Hopi symbols. The rim of the pot has three lines. The continuous ones are for unity and the one with the break in it is to release negativity. We are extremely happy to share Delaine's work with our customers.