Stella Huma

Born: 1929

Stella Huma worked on the Hopi Reservation. Her work is notable for the thin-walled vessel forms she created. The surfaces of her vessels are highly burnished with carefully applied traditional designs.

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    Stella Huma worked on the Hopi Reservation. Her work is notable for the thin-walled vessel forms she created. The surfaces of her vessels are highly burnished with carefully applied traditional designs.

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    Primary Work Experience

    Pueblo potter

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    Public Collections

    Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California

    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts

    Bibliography

    Schaaf, Gregory and Angie. Hopi-Tewa Pottery: 500 Artist Biographies. Santa Fe, NM: Ciac Press, 1998.

    Sikorski, Marilyn A. Modern Hopi Pottery. Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, 1968.

    Wade, Edwin L. The Arts of the North American Indian: Native Traditions in Evolution. Manchester, VT: Hudson Hills Press, 1998.

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    Hopi

    Pueblo

    Native American

    Citation: Stella Huma, "The Marks Project."
    Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/stella-huma

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