Native American Fine Art and Jewelry

Hopi Vintage Canteen by Stetson Setalla

$2,350

Artist: Stetson Setalla
Style: Canteen
Pueblo: Hopi, AZ
Period: Vintage
Dimensions: 9.5″ H x 8.5″ W
Materials: Natural Hopi clay with land-derived vegetable and mineral colors
Item: #2192

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Description

Traditional handmade Native American Indian Pottery from Indigenous Pueblos of the Southwest. Guaranteed authentic Pueblo Pottery. Excellent vintage condition.

This Hopi vintage canteen by Stetson Setalla is truly unique. Setalla is a Hopi artist recognized for his finely detailed pottery, including canteens, tiles, and vessels that reflect traditional Hopi design and symbolism. He is the grandson of the renowned Hopi-Tewa potter Paqua Naha (Frog Woman), whose influence is evident in his precision, craftsmanship, and respect for traditional forms. Setalla’s work bridges generations, making his pottery especially valued by collectors for its cultural continuity and artistic quality.

This handmade Native American pottery canteen is a beautiful example of traditional Pueblo craftsmanship from the Indigenous Pueblos of the American Southwest. Carefully hand-coiled from natural clay and fired using time-honored techniques, this canteen reflects pottery methods passed down through generations of Pueblo artists.

Each pottery form features designs inspired by nature, cultural symbolism, and daily Pueblo life, with hand-applied pigments derived from natural minerals and earth materials. Sourced directly from Pueblo lands, this authentic Southwestern pottery was created entirely by hand—without molds—making every piece one of a kind.

Highly valued by collectors, this Native American pottery canteen works beautifully as a display piece, cultural art object, or heirloom collectible, representing the enduring traditions of Pueblo pottery and Indigenous artistry.

About The Artist

Stetson Setalla (Hopi-Tewa, Bear Clan) is a highly respected Hopi-Tewa pottery artist born in 1962 on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. As the grandson of the renowned Hopi potter Paqua Naha, who helped establish the elegant white slip style of Hopi pottery, Setalla carries forward a significant family legacy in Native American ceramics. He was encouraged by his mother, Pauline Setalla, to continue the family tradition and began creating pottery shortly after graduating high school at age nineteen.

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Pueblo

Hopi Pottery is created on the Hopi Reservation located in northeastern Arizona surrounded by the Navajo Reservation. Hopi consists of three Mesas, and each Mesa has several villages.

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