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...
Folk Art Butterfly Design
The design on this polychromatic jar has traditional Hopi designs interspersed with four butterfly images. It is signed with the identification mark used by Hattie Carl. According to Stanislawski (1976), “The motivation to mark pottery with a symbol or signature seems...
