Bird Hanging from Sky Band Design
This bowl displays a version of the “bird hanging from sky band” design that was central to Nampeyo’s development as an artist. The bowl was likely formed by Nampeyo and painted by a young relative who got it wrong, though this evaluation reflects...
Bird Hanging from Sky Band Design
The “bird hanging from sky band” design on plate 2024-08 has at least a 600-year-old tradition at Hopi and was probably Nampeyo’s favorite design. Her bowl 1993-04 is an early rendition and is both the linchpin of this collection and the training ground of her...
Bird Hanging from Sky Band Design
This minature seedpot has fairly thick walls and thus substantial weight for its size. A slight blushing on one section of the bottom indicates that it was outdoor fired. 40% of the height of the jar is above its waist (the widest point); 60% below. The distance...
Bird Hanging from Sky Band Design
Some pots belong in this collection because of their spectacular form (cf. 1993-05); some are notable because of their spectacular design (cf. 2014-07). Though by Nampeyo, bowl 2015-11 is an ordinary form and carries an attractive but typical Nampeyo design....
Bird Hanging from Sky Band Design
A reader who is familiar with this catalog and has developed some confidence in my analysis of Hopi pottery should pause and reconsider. My first catalog entry for this pot labeled it a “Bowl with art-deco interpretation of bird hanging from sky band motif.” Then I...
Bird Hanging from Sky Band Design
This is a simple and somewhat thick shallow bowl of undistinguished form. It is interesting in this collection because it is signed “Grace” for “Grace Chapella” and this offers the collection a rendition of the “bird hanging from sky band” design that is by a...
