1880s to 1900 Transition Ware, Kachina Design, Polacca Ware
A Polacca ware D “milk pitcher” with red bottom and rim and Kachina design ca 1890. This is an important pot illustrating a time of transition from Polacca ware for home use to Sikyatki Revival ware for sale. In its construction, crackled white slip and red base and...
Folk Art Butterfly Design
Hopi polychrome jar with a version of the old Sikyatki butterfly design, by Mark Tahbo. The pot is similar in design (but not shape) to another mark Tahbo pot, (1995-01) and is another version of the prehistoric design famously adopted by Mark’s great grandmother,...
Folk Art Other Animal Design, Jeddito Ware
Jeddito Pot with a flying germination creature framed by a break line, unpainted exterior. Jeddito was the most common ceramic style in the northeastern Arizona area from A.D 1325 to A.D. 1600. The image on 1997-05 is similar to a bowl excavated in 1896 by J. Walter...
