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2022-13 Modern Sikyatki eagle tail jar
This large seedpot is both art and experiment. Its design is a particularly elaborate rendition of an ancient design revitalized by Nampeyo in the late 19th century, inherited by generations of...
2022-12 Eleven-pot necklace with silver beads
The necklace has an overall length of 32 inches. The two ladles + two pipes average 0.532 “ h X 0.855” w X 2.0” long. The four jars average 0.969" h X 1.00” w. The two canteens average 1.25” h X 1.50” w X 0.875” deep. The pendant...
2022-11 Small pot by Zella Nampeyo
This is a particularly undistinguished Hopi-Tewa pot. It is included in this collection because of its historical, not aesthetic, value. Its maker, Zella Nampeyo, is the daughter of Nellie, Nampeyo and Lesso's third...
2022-10 Small bear effigy
This is a small Hopi/Tewa clay effigy, a form not often seen at First Mesa. Its size, shape and subject are more often seen as carved stone fetishs from Zuni. It is included in this...
2022-09 “M. TAH-VO” jar with eagle-tail variation
This jar is a miniature masterwork: elegant of form and carrying a creative rendition of a classic design. It's also a bit of a mystery since the signature —taken literally— is unknown. Yet even if it had not...
2022-08 Bowl with everted rim depicting a rabbit hunt
This bowl is of ordinary size with a somewhat unusual everted rim. The three sets of rim ticking are indicative of a pot made during the first quarter of the 20th century. The rabbit stick design is unique. Rabbit sticks...
