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This is a well-crafted bowl by a well-known artist (1888-1978) whose lineage is difficult to translate into American standard ancestry, and who thus remains a bit of a mystery. The collection contains three other pots by Lena: a large, faded and repaired bowl...
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This seedpot is exuberance. Abstract forms in black, red, white and grey swirl over its surface forming a dramatic crazy quilt. There are elements of Hopi design here, but the influence of Miro predominates. A pot that encourages you to smile while you dance to is...
Migration Design
This is a small jar with a graceful shape displaying the classic Nampeyo family migration design. It is included in this collection because of its date of production. Its maker, Rachael Sahmie, was born in 1956; the jar is signed as made in 1974. Rachael was...
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This pot is unusual because it is formed from yellow “sikyatska” clay that fires red. It carries a black design. The elements of design are typical of the Sikyatki Revival, are unusually-organized, crisply-drawn, and are well-fitted to the pot’s shape....
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This tiny pot is untraditional in almost every respect. Like other Delmar pots, it is probably kiln-fired. It may have been formed by some method other than coiling and it was not stone-polished, as would be typical of a Tewa-Hopi pot. The finish is particular and the...
