Stetson Setalla
Round Tile
7 1/2"
diameter
Stetson Setalla is from the
village of Sichomovi, which is one of the three villages known
as First Mesa (Polacca). His father, Justin Setalla, is from
Sichomovi village and his mother, Pauline Setalla, is from Mishongnovi
Village (Second Mesa), however, he was raised along with nine
siblings in the Keams Canyon area known as Snowbird Canyon.
Stetson comes from a long
line of Hopi potters which include Agnes Navasie (grandmother),
Eunice Navasie (aunt), Agnes Nahsonhoya, and Dee Setalla (siblings).
He has been an active potter
since 1980 and has been featured in many major works on Hopi
pottery. Stetson consistently shows at major competitions and
venues throughout the Southwest. His work is also featured at
the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona; and the Museum of Indian
Arts & Cultures in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
As always, he has signed with
his trademark bear-claw/raincloud symbol representing both his
mother and father's clans.
