Kachina Design

2019-22 Mini monochromatic flute player bowl

Pot 2019-22 is significant because it helps define the limits of Nampeyo’s legacy. This is the smallest pot in the collection by […]

Women from other tribes marrying Hopi men and living at Hopi are often taught pottery-making by their mother-in-laws. This was […]

Some history: The Navajo migrated to what is now the southwestern USA from northwestern Canada and eastern Alaska about 100 […]

This collection has 19th, 20th and 21st century examples of the Polik’Mana image displayed on this plate (see “Kachina Design” […]

This is a well-formed vase with unusually thick walls and is thus unexpectedly heavy for its size. It seems to […]

The depth (front to back) varies from 2.875″ at base to 1.875′ at the necklace to 1.5625′ at the chin and […]

This large dish is dignified, surprising and spectacular, characteristics that won it a “Challenge Award” on August 18, 2000 at […]

Around 1900 the innovation known as Sikyati Revival style Hopi pottery ended the 100+ year dominance of Hopi Polacca pottery […]

This plaque is a simplified representation of Tawa, the Hopi sun god. Compared to other Begaye pots, the design is […]

This “tray” is really a painted tile surrounded by a 1.6-inch high wall. If it were only a tile, it […]