This exquisite Handmade Butterfly Painted Hopi Pot showcases a stunning butterfly motif on both sides, framed by classic Hopi symbols, skillfully crafted by the renowned Hopi master potter, White Swann. The butterfly holds great significance in Native American culture, symbolizing beauty and abundance. It is often associated with the summertime and the abundance of a fruitful harvest.
The Hopi have always been outstanding weavers and artisans. They cultivated cotton to make cloth, which they traded with other Indian peoples as far south as Northern Mexico. The Hopi were experts at dyeing and embroidery. They have been refining the art of pottery-making for nearly a thousand years.