Pot 2019-22 is significant because it helps define the limits of Nampeyo’s legacy. This is the smallest pot in the collection by […]
Kachina Design
2019-15 Navajo tile of four sacred plants and frogs
Women from other tribes marrying Hopi men and living at Hopi are often taught pottery-making by their mother-in-laws. This was […]
2019-07 Navajo Yei Vase
Some history: The Navajo migrated from northwestern Canada and eastern Alaska about 100 years before Columbus “discovered” the Americas. As […]
2019-03 Plate with Polik’Mana, butterflies and bird
This collection has 19th, 20th and 21st century examples of the Polik’Mana image displayed on this plate (see “Kachina Design” […]
2018-11 Mother Earth and Father Sky jar
This is a well-formed vase with unusually thick walls and is thus unexpectedly heavy for its size. It seems to […]
2018-09 Spirit being statue
The depth (front to back) varies from 2.875″ at base to 1.875′ at the necklace to 1.5625′ at the chin and […]
2018-08 Bird man dish with two-bird design on back
This large dish is dignified, surprising and spectacular, characteristics that won it the “Challenge Award” on August 18, 2000 at […]
2017-13 Three kachina incised seedpot
Around 1900 the innovation known as Sikyati Revival style Hopi pottery ended the 100+ year dominance of Hopi Polacca pottery […]
2017-07 “Desert Sunrise” Tawa plaque
This plaque is a simplified representation of Tawa, the Hopi sun god. Compared to other Begaye pots, the design is […]
2017-04 Tray with Polacca-style Polik’Mana interior, Sikyatki Revival exterior
This “tray” is really a painted tile surrounded by a 1.6-inch high wall. If it were only a tile, it […]