Folk Art Other Animal Design
Kai (“Keanu Zacarias”), like his sister Munsi, is seven generations removed from Nampeyo through the line of her eldest daughter Annie. This is about as long a run of family potters as I am likely to find in this lifetime. Kai made this pot when he was 13 years old....
Folk Art Other Animal Design, Utility Pots
This pot is of ordinary cornmeal bowl shape and is of a form intended to be hung in a Hopi home to hold an offering to the rising sun. The pot was dung-fired with the rear gold-blushed, which indicates that it was exposed to a higher temperature than the paler front....
Folk Art Other Animal Design, White-Slip Ware, White-slipped, Nampeyo
This exocentric little pot is thick-walled and crudely formed. Viewed with the wide end closest to the viewer, the opening is faced slightly to the right and has an uneven lip. From this same perspective, the left side of the vessel has a broader hip and extends...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
The bowl of this pot is entirely Hopi. The frogs on this pot are entirely Zuni; it’s a strange hybrid. The pot reminds me of Dr. Seuss’ book If I Ran A Zoo, which featured creatures with elephant heads on giraffe bodies, but with spare feet. The...
1880s to 1900 Transition Ware, Folk Art Other Animal Design, Polacca Ware
3.375” h X 5.25” w Dating “to around 1880 and likely a Keam innovation,” the engaging creatures on this pot represent an early attempt by Hopi (Hopi/Tewa) potters to create a product that would appeal to the tourist trade.” (Quoted comments from Ed...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
This bowl has nine sheep wandering around its exterior surface, followed by a shepherd and her dog. They are finely detailed and deeply incised, giving them depth; each is slightly different, giving them an appealing character. After the figures were formed and the...
