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This seedpot is exuberance. Abstract forms in black, red, white and grey swirl over its surface forming a dramatic crazy quilt. There are elements of Hopi design here, but the influence of Miro predominates. A pot that encourages you to smile while you dance to is...
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This is the last of three catalog entries about this group of pottery. Each begins with the same introduction. Carrying almost no design except for burn marks, with only subtle suggestions of form, this small grouping of effigies stands in stark contrast to the 11...
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This is the second of three catalog entries about this group of pottery. Each begins with the same introduction. Carrying almost no design except for burn marks, with only subtle suggestions of form, this small grouping of effigies stands in stark contrast to the 11...
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This vase displays a mural of abstract birds, Hopi messengers to the gods. For me those birds also carry substantial emotions. This is the last pot I bought directly from Rachael, who was gravely ill. I was able to visit her at her ancestral home in Polacca on...
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The necklace has an overall length of 32 inches. The two ladles + two pipes average 0.532 “ h X 0.855” w X 2.0” long. The four jars average 0.969″ h X 1.00” w. The two canteens average 1.25” h X 1.50” w X 0.875” deep. The pendant is 0.75” h X 1.50” w....
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This is a particularly undistinguished Hopi-Tewa pot. It is included in this collection because of its historical, not aesthetic, value. Its maker, Zella Nampeyo, is the daughter of Nellie, Nampeyo and Lesso’s third child and middle daughter. Nellie was not as...
