Dianna Tahbo

Biography to Display:

1960Born

2011Died

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

—Studio Potter

Dianna Tahbo is known for miniature polychrome pots decorated with a blend of traditional and contemporary Hopi designs. Among her often-used designs are butterflies and hummingbirds.

Tahbo and her brother, Mark Tahbo, learned traditional pot making from their great-grandmother, Grace Chapella.[1]

She was a member of the Hopi-Tewa Spider Clan.

[1] https://www.eyesofthepot.com/hopi/dianna_tahbo -cited November 18, 2018-8:30PM

Public Collections

Public Collections to Display:

Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California

Bibliography

Bibliography to Display:

Dillingham, Rick. Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1994.

Jacka, Lois and Jerry. The Art of the Hopi: Contemporary Journeys of Ancient Pathways. Northland Publishers, 1998.

Schaff, Gregory. Hopi-Tewa Pottery: 500 Artist Biographies. Santa Fe, NM: Center for Indigenous Arts and Culture Press, 1998.

Typical Marks

1996

1999

Olla

Date: 1996

Materials: Earthenware
Method: Coiled

Crocker Art Museum, Gift of Loren G. Lipson

Jar

Date: 1999

Materials: Earthenware
Method: Coiled

Crocker Art Museum, Gift of Loren G. Lipson

Citation: Clark, Donald. "The Marks Project." Last modified December 13, 2022. http://themarksproject.org:443/marks/tahbo-0

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Dianna Tahbo