Hopi Polacca Carved and Painted Gourd with Ladder 
by Rudeford Poleahla Sr.

 
A piece of Native American art,
combining the traditions of Hopi carving, painting, and gourd art.

It is painted a terracotta color with rain clouds design and 
bands of blue, yellow and red painted all around the gourd below the clouds.

 Overall measures are 6 ¼” tall to the top of the ladder, 5 ½” wide.
The gourd itself is 3” tall.

It appears the top 2 rounds on the ladder are missing or the notches were caved but the round were not installed.

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Native American art pieces from the
private collection of the late C. Warwick. 
Her collection was acquired from the late-70's through the mid-90's. 

Many of the pieces are Award Winning from: 
Heard Museum Guild - Indian Fair & Market,
The Original American Indian & Western Relic Show, Pasadena 1996 & 1997 and Museum of Northern Arizona Flagstaff.

 We take great care in packing each piece with peanuts and each box is labeled with "FRAGILE, PLEASE TAKE CARE" stickers, but even with all this, small delicate pieces can sometime break off. ALL shipments are insured and may require signature when delivered. 

They can also be picked-up locally in Northridge, California.

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If there is any known damage it will be shown in a close-up photo and 

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