1991-06 Faded White-Slipped Jar (not in collection)

1991-06 Faded White-Slipped Jar (not in collection)

Hopi pot, white kaolin slip with Sikyatki design motif by Maynard and Veronica Navasie of Keams Canyon. (Husband and wife, both born in 1945.) This pot is not old, but the brown and black paint did not adhere to the white slip and have rubbed off. The use of a white...
1991-05 Jar with Fine-Line Migration Design

1991-05 Jar with Fine-Line Migration Design

Hopi pot, “fine-line migration design,” by Priscilla Namingha (Nampeyo), one of Rachel Namingha’s (1924–2008) five children. Made about 1970. This is a very fine-line rendition of a traditional “Old Lady” Nampeyo design, itself derived from an Anatovi Pueblo design of...
1991-04 Jar with Arrow & Feather Design

1991-04 Jar with Arrow & Feather Design

Hopi jar, abstract feather/Sikyatki design by Leah Garcia Nampeyo (born 1928; died 1974), one of Fannie’s seven children. Made about 1971. This is a fine jar with good design, balance and color. For a pot with a very similar design painted by Melda Garcia (Leah’s...
1991-03 Large Underfired Jar with Eagle-Tail Design

1991-03 Large Underfired Jar with Eagle-Tail Design

Hopi jar, a variation of the traditional “eagle-feather” Sikyatki/Nampeyo design by Nellie Nampeyo Douma (born 1896; died 1978), one of “Old Lady” Nampeyo’s three daughters. Nellie can do more delicate and balance work (see 1993-02), though Rick Dillingham comments...