Eagle Tail Design
This large seedpot is both art and experiment. Its design is a particularly elaborate rendition of an ancient design revitalized by Nampeyo in the late 19th century, inherited by generations of her family, and adopted by other potters at Hopi. The pot was fired...
Effigy
Photographs: King Galleries This effigy of a Macaw parrot has historical roots that bridge two pueblos: Hopi and Zuni. On the one hand it was formed by a Hopi man and is closely modeled after examples from the ancient Hopi village of Sikyatki, like the one included...
Kachina Design
Photographs: Kin g Galleries The images on this vase are a prayer for blessing, not mere decoration. Yet it was made to be sold, so it is also marked by commercial decisions. Both its iconography and dual pueblos of origin are complicated. Form: The vessel...
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Born in 1987, Bobby Silas was taught potting by a member of the Navasie family. According to Charles King, Bobby has been potting only four years and is intent on reviving Sikyatki pottery using local clay, tools and variations of the ancient designs. I believe he...
