Folk Art Bird Design, Kachina Design
This large dish is dignified, surprising and spectacular, characteristics that won it a “Challenge Award” on August 18, 2000 at the 79th SWAIA Indian Market in Santa Fe. “(T)he judges designate ‘Challenge Awards’ to entries which have not...
1880s to 1900 Transition Ware, Kachina Design, Polacca Ware, Polik'Mana
The two rectangular vessels in the collection This “tray” is really a painted tile surrounded by a 1.6-inch high wall. If it were only a tile, it would likely be one of the largest Nampeyo tiles known. One prehistoric example of this tray form is documented. Based on...
Kachina Design, Polik'Mana
This tile is extraordinary by every criterion: size, shape, blushing and painting. The design is instantly recognizable as a Polik’Mana, but it is a modern interpretation of what can be a fairly static traditional design. (See other Polik’Mana renditions under...