Canteens, Kachina Design, Polik'Mana
10.0625” front to back (though the “flat” back is not actually flat, so this distance varies). 12.125” from spout to bottom, including the 1.5” spout. 11.3125” wide. This is a huge canteen, only somewhat smaller than the large utility canteen that is also part of this...
1880s to 1900 Transition Ware, Kachina Design, Polik'Mana
Form: Since prehistoric times Hopi women formed flat “tiles” of clay that were fired and then ground to use as temper in the formation of pots. Some decorated tiles may have been made for ritual use in the kivas (Wright, 1977:64). In 1875 Thomas Keam opened the first...
Kachina Design, Polik'Mana
There are eight other Jake Koopee pots in this collection and they span much of his short 21-year career. Two (1994-11 and 1995-14) are fairly traditional and indicate his exceptional early promise. Three (2008-04a, b, & c) are odd little plainware pieces done to...
Effigy, Kachina Design, Polik'Mana, Utility Pots
The form of this pot is unusual. The rim is carefully uneven with the rear rim rising about 0.5” above the side rims and incorporating a hole large enough to hang the pot from a nail in the wall. The crenellated front of the pot rises 2.125” above the side rims and...
Kachina Design, Polik'Mana
(15.625″ h X 11.625” w with a 3.875” base and a 4.625” mouth) This pot is monumental, both in size and in the dramatic energy of its imagery. The unusual shape amplifies these effects. At its widest point the jar is exactly three times the width of its base. The...
Canteens, Kachina Design, Polik'Mana
Beautifully formed and precisely polished and painted, this canteen is typical of the work of Loren Ami. Loren is a good representative of the creative energy unleashed at Hopi when it became acceptable for men to make pottery. The front third of the canteen is...
