Patricia Honie

Hopi

Patricia Honie (1919-2001) was a Hopi potter from the village of Sichomovi. Her sister was Juanita Healing but she learned to make pottery from her father's mother. She raised eight children before she put her hands in clay. She was active in the marketplace from about 1960 to 1987. She did not make a lot of pottery in her career.


Bird element and geometric design on a polychrome tile with fire clouds
Polychrome yellow ware tile decorated with bird element and geometric design plus fire clouds
6.5 in H by 4 in W
Bird element and geometric design decorate a polychrome tile
A polychrome tile with a bird element and geometric design
6.5 in H by 4 in W
A spiral and geometric design on a polychrome tile
A polychrome tile with a spiral and geometric design
6.5 in H by 4.25 in W

Hopi Potters