Lomakema, Emogene

Emogene Lomakema (1901-1999) was a Hopi potter from the village of Walpi on First Mesa. She became an active potter around 1950 and mostly made black-on-white, black-on-red and black-and-red-on-yellow Sikyátki-Revival ware. Her favorite designs included parrots and other bird elements.

Some of Emogene’s work is in the collection of the Museum of Northern Arizona.

Photo of Emogene taken by Parker Hamilton in 1963. Digital identifier: E100B_1963_019.jpg. Photo courtesy of the Museum of Northern Arizona.