Bird Hanging from Sky Band Design
A reader who is familiar with this catalog and has developed some confidence in my analysis of Hopi pottery should pause and reconsider. My first catalog entry for this pot labeled it a “Bowl with art-deco interpretation of bird hanging from sky band motif.” Then I...
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...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
This pot is exceptionally thin-walled and therefore light, as if formed on a potter’s wheel. A slight variation in form can be felt inside the bowl, the only visible indication that it was coil-formed. As detailed in the description for jar 2013-01, Nathan only formed...