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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...
2022-07 Large modern petroglyph tile
Hopi is a matriarchal society. This is a clay tile by an artist of paternal Hopi descent who grew up at Zuni, currently lives at Zuni, and was trained as a potter at Hopi by Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo, the leading Hopi-Tewa potter of her...
2022-06 Minature pitcher with creature
This thin pitcher is beautifully-formed and cute. The creature on both sides is complex but questionably fearsome. It's an attractive package. Form: The mouth of the pitcher is triangular with...
2022-05 Early career pot by Nyla Collateta Nampeyo
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...
2022-04 Tile with maiden balancing a pot on her head
Framed in a doorway, this smiling woman balances a very large Hopi pot on her head. Born in 1948, Jean began making pottery when she was about 17 had a long and productive pottery-making career, including...
