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...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
Beautifully formed seed jar with an oval opening and two bands of design elements, each arching over a mouse-like creature, one with a head crest, one without. The animal depicted is similar to the creatures depicted on bowl 2010-20 by Nellie Nampeyo (or perhaps her...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
If pot 2010-10 is a Zuni pot that looks Hopi, this bowl by Maya David is the reverse: a Hopi pot that looks Zuni. Stepped edge bowls are known at Hopi, but they are unusual. (See 2000-01, 2005-17 and 2005-18.) Such bowls are frequently made at Zuni. Frogs are a common...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
“This beautiful bowl was potted by Daisy and painted by her daughter Shirley Benn. The outside is painted with traditional Nampeyo family designs, but the inside of the bowl features a frog surrounded by tadpoles, one of which is well on his way to becoming a frog. It...