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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 617659, member: 45&quot;]Yes, Hopi, but one of those forms produced for the tourist/collector market rather than a traditional cultural piece.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>These are usually referred to as &quot;tulip vases&quot; and were first made by the Hopi in the 1920s/1930s as a result of the influence of the European and American art pottery being made at the time.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Despite being called a tulip vase, and made in the actual shape of a vase, it shouldn&#039;t be considered functional.&nbsp; Since Hopi pottery is not glazed, it isn&#039;t waterproof, and it&#039;s likely that a large number of these were damaged over the years by people who filled them with water and flowers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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