3.375” h X 5.25” w Dating “to around 1880 and likely a Keam innovation,” the engaging creatures on this […]
Folk Art Other Animal Design
2011-01 Navajo Bowl with Sheep-Herding Appliqué
This bowl has nine sheep wandering around its exterior surface, followed by a shepherd and her dog. They are finely […]
2010-29 Seedpot with Nampeyo “Mouse” Design
Beautifully formed seed jar with an oval opening and two bands of design elements, each arching over a mouse-like creature, […]
2010-26 Modern Prayer Bowl with Frogs
If pot 2010-10 is a Zuni pot that looks Hopi, this bowl by Maya David is the reverse: a Hopi […]
2010-25 Bowl with Avian, Frog, and Tadpole Design
“This beautiful bowl was potted by Daisy and painted by her daughter Shirley Benn. The outside is painted with traditional […]
2010-21 Wide-Shouldered Seedjar with Stylized Grasshopper Motif
“This beautiful pot by Dextra is decorated in four quadrants with mythic bird symbols and has a lovely rich blush […]
2010-20 Red Clay Bowl with Mouse-Like Creatures & Harvey Co. Label
The bowl is unslipped and made of “sikyatska,” yellow clay that fires red. The base is particularly thick, and the […]
2010-13 Ladle with Avanyu Design
The potter’s name and corn symbol are scratch-signed on the back of the handle. The ladle is beautifully formed, holds […]
2010-12 Plaque with Monochromatic Jeddito Germination Creature
As noted in the discussion of 2010-09 (above), in early May 2010 Rachel and I were talking by phone and […]
2010-07 Pot with Turtle and Lizard Advertising “Hopi Tribe – Old Orabi”
Like some early Twentieth Century mixing bowls with grocery store decals, this unusual pot advertises “Hopi Tribe; Old Oraibi” as […]