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2021-18 Small seedpot with gliding birds
The design on this jar has a large impact, but its detail is minuscule. Without a reference point a viewer might guess this perfectly formed and painted jar to be many times its actual...
2021-17 Bowl with migration design & interior blue corn mark
Variations of the fine-line migration design on bowl 2021-17 are widely available in the market and are the most the commonly painted design by members of the Nampeyo family. The artist's mark on...
2021-16 Very large seedpot with avian and serpent decoration
The most accomplished Pueblo potters today produce work that is both innovative and precise (cf 2018-08 and 2020-02). Categorized as "fine art," such work can sell for a great deal of...
2021-15 Irregularly shaped pot: windows looking at storm cloud
This pot has a unique shape and a realistic design crafted to fit that shape.. More than any other pot in the collection, form and design work together to create an explicit visual...
2021-14 Dramatic butterfly tile
This collection has more than two dozen pots carrying images of butterflies. (See "Category" list.) Its easy to love these flying flowers, but in addition, butterflies at Hopi are a sign that rain has fallen, the...
2021-13 Richly colored upright canteen with Polik’Mana images
The Polik'Mana imagery on this canteen has been popular with collectors for about 150 years and is still seen on pottery made at Hopi. Indeed, before I bought this canteen, the collection...
