A tiny, pitcher with a whimsical monochromatic butterfly design, signed with the corn symbol of Lena Charlie, niece of “Old Lady” Nampeyo. For a larger pot by Lena Charlie, see...
Low bowl with a version of the Sikyatki “man-eagle” design, blue corn identification mark on the bottom (Lena Charlie). The design is a version of Kwataka, the man-eagle, an ancient Sityatki design published by Fewkes(1973:59). According to Barbara Kramer (1996:139,...
Polychromatic jar with feather designs by Stella Huma. I think Stella Huma was an extraordinary potter; like 1986-02 this pot glows with almost an inner light. Her pots are finely balanced and the designs naturally fit the pot shape. I visited with Ms. Huma in 1987...
Hopi pot, white kaolin slip with Sikyatki design motif by Maynard and Veronica Navasie of Keams Canyon. (Husband and wife, both born in 1945.) This pot is not old, but the brown and black paint did not adhere to the white slip and have rubbed off. The use of a white...