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...
Folk Art Bird Design, Folk Art Other Animal Design
Repeated twice on the vase is an image that appears to be a bird hunting a fish. The design is unusual for several reasons. First, it is uncluttered and without framing lines or design elements—other than the bird and fish. Second, it is narrative, which makes it...
Folk Art Bird Design, Folk Art Other Animal Design
The plate has an image of a bird (or perhaps a deer) with a red stippled head. The whimsy of the creature is endearing, perhaps inspiring Dr. Seuss. Although small and simply conceived, the bowl is well made, the creature self-satisfied and delightful, and the use of...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
The inscribed and painted figures represent life around a summer hogon. Betty Manygoats lives in the Shonto-Cow Springs area of Arizona. The spirited folksiness of this design is in sharp contrast to the perfect “fine art” pottery being produced at Hopi. According to...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
Two delicate bands of paint, one white and one tan-red framed with black lines, encircle the neck of this pot. The bottom of the pot is painted tan-red and is separated from the rest of the pot with a band of black with white rectangles. The outdoor dung-firing and...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
This bowl, carefully but casually constructed in the folk art tradition, has a Sikyatki revival design and an animal face with a long, arrow-shaped tongue. Fewkes interprets the arrow tongue as representing lightning, but the meaning, though compelling, seems...