2010-10 Zuni/Tewa Hummingbird Pot

2010-10 Zuni/Tewa Hummingbird Pot

This pot is a design gem, one of the most elegant pots of the hundreds in the collection. But it is also a masquerade. The two “hummingbirds” are a variation of the Sikyatki “man eagle” design. (See the Category List.) The design beautifully fits the shape of the pot...
2006-01 Bowl with Rim Coil and Man-Eagle Design

2006-01 Bowl with Rim Coil and Man-Eagle Design

This bowl has a variation of the “man eagle” (Kwatoko) design floated on the clay body, rim dots and a simple exterior design, circa 1910-1912 (?). The extra rim coil indicates that the pot was formed by Nampeyo. Design elements indicate it was probably painted by her...
2003-14 Cylinder with Rim Chip and Man Eagle

2003-14 Cylinder with Rim Chip and Man Eagle

This unsigned Hopi-Tewa Cylinder vase has two images of Sikyatki “man bird” design. The lip has a 2.5-inch chip that does not intrude on the painted image. Ed Wade (4/23/09) believes the vase was possibly made and painted by Annie Nampeyo in the late 1920s or early...