2025-01 Late 19th century Tawa ladle

Kachina Design, Utility Pots

Ladle 2025-01 The handle is 2.125” wide at its widest. The handle is 0.6875” thick. The bowl is 0.25” thick. The bowl is 1.875” deep. Small and worn, this ladle displays an image of the Creator Tawa.  This image has a history, both at Hopi and in this collection: In...

2022-08 Bowl with everted rim depicting a rabbit hunt

Uncategorized, Utility Pots

This bowl is of ordinary size with a somewhat unusual everted rim.  The three sets of rim ticking are indicative of a pot made during the first quarter of the 20th century. The rabbit stick design is unique. Rabbit sticks were a common accessory of Hopi men, but I...

2022-01 Duck whistle

Utility Pots

I bought my first Hopi-Tewa pot 65 years ago, have been collecting ever since, have a large research library, and have been working on this catalog for more than 20 years. I consider myself quite an expert when it comes to pottery from Hopi, especially if the pottery...

2019-04 Turn-of-the-century Sikyatki Revival drinking cup

Utility Pots

Most pots are in this collection because of their beautiful form, exceptional decoration, or the importance of their maker.   None of these criteria apply here.  Cup 2019-04 is included because it is only the second Sikyatki Revival painted pot in the collection that...

2014-06 Large Polacca C food bowl

1880s to 1900 Transition Ware, Polacca Ware, Utility Pots

This is a thick, solid bowl with a rim that incurves about one-fifth of an inch. Without penetrating to the interior, a 1-inch chunk has been knocked off one side, revealing coarse grey/pink clay that forms the body of the vessel. The bowl is covered with a white slip...

2013-16 Bowl with Feather Shield

Utility Pots

Bowl 2013-16 is formed of grey clay covered by a thick yellow clay slip that fired dark red. The bowl has a rounded bottom and is symmetrical, although the edge is uneven. A slight extra coil of clay has been added to reinforce that edge and the bowl is in near “as...