2006-08 Small Bowl with Bird Hanging from Sky Band Design
The blotchy red paint indicates a pre-1930 date of manufacture. The bowl is very well formed with a thick, uncrackled slip that shows the polishing on the bottom. On the inside, a small piece of the slip has flaked off, which revealed a darker reddish underbody. Given...
2006-07 Small Jar with Siktatki Birds
Two Sikyatki-derived flying creatures chase themselves around this pot. The detail of the design is striking, though the black slip is imperfect and has crumbled off in places—particularly on one bird. Elton is the son of Elva Tewaguna Nampeyo (see 2001-06) and the...
2006-02 Small Broken Bowl with Rim Coil and Sky Bird Design
Hopi-Tewa Sikyatki revival bowl with abstract avian design floated on a slipped clay body. The external rim is encircled by a split triple-lobed design repeated seven times The extra rim coil, use of background space, internal structure of the design, and impulsive...