Folk Art Bird Design

2012-24 White-Slipped Polychrome Jar with Parrots

This is an especially graceful vase that is both extraordinarily thin and well-formed, with an elegant polychromatic design that beautifully […]

If there is a continuum from “fine” to “folk” art, this bowl is closest to the “folk” end than any […]

This is a Hopi pot, made of Hopi clay using Sikyatki Revival techniques and made at First Mesa about 1905-1910 […]

This pot is uniform and thin with a beautiful shape painted with four Sikyatki-derived birds. The narrow base flairs out […]

This vase has a graceful, flower-like shape with a base of about 3 inches, widening out to a maximum width […]

According to Wade and McChesney, vertical Polacca canteens of this form are derived from the older San Bernardo tradition (1981:569). […]

The black paint has not adhered well, so there is some lightening of the design. The tan unpainted surface of […]

Dianna’s brother, Mark Tahbo, taught her pottery; both began their careers by producing many versions of their great grandmother’s Sikyatki […]

In the center of the bird’s body, the design forms a large “Z.” If superheroes live at Hopi (and they […]

The pot is uneven, but the design delightful. It shows monochromatic images of three proud birds. Patty Maho was born […]