1994-06 Sikyatki Revival Jar with Avian Design
This is a classic Sikyatki revival pot. The clay is beautifully blushed and the abstract avian design is framed by substantial unpainted space that highlights the painting. Of the potters working at Hopi today, Rachael’s work most successfully captures the...
1994-04 Jar with Bird-Wing Design
The shape of this jar is modern and the design, though a version of the traditional Nampeyo bird-wing/migration design, also has a modern feel since it is starkly placed on the otherwise plain pot. Thus, like “Old Lady” Nampeyo (1993-04), the background becomes part...
1994-03 Small Ant Pot
Hopi “ant pot” by Daisy Hooee Nampeyo (born 1906); painted by her granddaughter Cheryl Naha Nampeyo. According to Daisy (as told to JR Bloom, full account on file), ants infested Hano while “Old Lady” Nampeyo was alive. Using an older Sikyatki ant pot as a model,...
