Hopi-Tewa bowl with incurved rim and polychromatic design of a stylized kachina, circa 1941.

Like a number of the pots in the collection depicting birds (2006-12 and category list), butterflies (2008-08 and category list), or kachinas (1997-09 and category list), the drawing of the kachina on 2009-09 is part of a folk art tradition. In contrast to many of these other folk images, the design of this kachina is largely symmetric and thus somewhat static, though the asymmetric headdress gives the image a bit of energy.

Purchase History:
Purchased on 6/1/09 on eBay from Pierre Fabre, New York, NY. He had purchased the bowl on 7/708 on eBay. The 2008 seller reported that it was from an estate in Oklahoma City, OK.