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2013-26 Square, Shallow Bowl with Two Creatures
While this is an unusual shape for a Hopi pot, it is also simply formed by cutting out a flat […]
2013-16 Bowl with Feather Shield
Bowl 2013-16 is formed of grey clay covered by a thick yellow clay slip that fired dark red. The bowl […]
2013-04 Chick and Egg Bowl
This is a curious bowl with both an unusual shape for a First Mesa pot and an unusual design. The […]
2013-02 Small Polacca Tourist Canteen with Lugs and Polychromatic Design
First People potters of the Southwest have long produced canteens necessary to carry drinking water to the cornfields. These utility […]
2012-22 Matsaki Polychrome Bowl with Avian Motif
Between about 1475 CE and 1680 CE the Zuni people produced “Matsaki” pottery, including this bowl. This pottery type was […]
2012-19 Acoma Pot with Hopi Design
Although unsigned, the thin walls of jar 2012-19 and the texture of the clay used clearly identify the origin of […]
2012-11 Sikyatki Shards A and B
Shard A: according to Fewkes (1919: 241-242 and plate 78), the design on shard “A” represents a prayer offering (Nakwakwoci) […]
2012-10 Corrugated Pueblo III Repurposed Jar
This small pot is formed from about 23 layers of clay coils that were pinched on the outside to create […]
2012-07 Siitalpuva Bowl with Corn and Flowers
The form of this pot is ordinary. The walls are thick for its size and the bowl lacks the blushing […]