Richard “Dick” Pentewa – Hopi Pair Carving – SOLD

Richard “Dick” Pentewa (1927-2002) was the son of renowned carver, Otto Pentewa. He was a fine carver in his own right, winning prizes for his katsinam at the MNA and the Heard. Dick helped me greatly with my first article on his father, Otto, published in American Indian Art, Summer 2001.

This pair of cottonwood carvings is remarkable, done in a folk-art style. The male is 14 1/2″ tall and the female 14″ tall. The female is wearing traditional Hopi women’s clothing including manta, robe and white boots. Her hair is in the traditional Hopi butterfly whorl. The male is simpler, rapped in a brown, white and grey blanket with brown boots. Each is signed, “RS Pentewa, Oraibi, Ariz.” The female is attached to a cottonwood base, while the male stands sturdily on his feet. A very unusual pair.