Otis Polelonema (1902–1981), was a Hopi painter, illustrator, weaver, song composer, and educator.
[7][3] He learned to weave from his father and uncles, as it is tradition in Hopi culture for the men to be weavers.
[6] In 1914, he attended the Santa Fe Indian School, under the supervision of John DeHuff.
[6] Polelonema took after-school art instruction classes at Elizabeth Willis DeHuff's house, studying alongside Fred Kabotie, Velino Shije Herrera, Awa Tsireh, and others.
[16] His work is also part of the Elizabeth Willis DeHuff Collection of American Indian Art at Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.