2010-03 Vertical Polacca “C” Polychrome Canteen with Flowers and Birds

1880s to 1900 Transition Ware, Canteens, Folk Art Bird Design, Polacca Ware

Collected at Hopi ca 1879 According to Wade and McChesney, vertical Polacca canteens of this form are derived from the older San Bernardo tradition (1981:569). The Keam collection contains examples of such San Bernardo canteens (1981:73) and similar Polacca B vessels...

2009-23 Small Frog Canteen With Strap

Canteens, Folk Art Other Animal Design

A frog is an appropriate decoration for a canteen since both are associated with water. Rachel Namingha had 5 daughters and a son. Of the five daughters, three (Dextra Quotskuyva, Lillian Gonzales and Priscilla Namingha) became productive potters and used the craft to...

2009-10 Sikyatki Revival Canteen with Worn Design and Belt

1880s to 1900 Transition Ware, Canteens

Hopi-Tewa Sikyatki Revival canteen by Nampeyo with a worn design from long-term use and attached worn Germantown sash, ca 1900-1905. Photographs by A.C. Vroman (Webb & Weinstein, 1973) taken at about the date that 2009-10 was made show the interior on Nampeyo’s...

2003-09 Small Plainware Utility Canteen #2

Canteens, Utility Pots

This unpainted utility ware Hopi canteen is slightly larger than, but identical in form to, 1995-02. The canteen was probably made between the turn of the century and 1930, although this is just a guess. One handle is slightly cracked. For other canteens in the...

2000-07 Canteen with Four-Mountain and Abstract Design

Canteens

Hopi-Tewa Canteen, polychromatic paint, with complex loosely jointed abstract feather design centered around a “four-mountain direction” element. The design has two framing lines with break lines; unsigned. Although it is impossible to know who made this canteen, the...

1999-03 Small Canteen with “Clown Face” and Feather Design

Canteens

I purchased this piece because I was attracted to its design. The care and flair of the painting and the inclusion of a “clown face” in the design seemed like the touch of the “Old Lady” to me, though no such claim was made by the seller, Rob Coultis of Overland Park,...