2000-10 Sikyatki Revival Vase

2000-10 Sikyatki Revival Vase

Hopi-Tewa jar with polychromatic abstract bird design; two framing lines without breaks. Signed “Daisy.” (Daisy Nampeyo.) Since Daisy did not indicate her last name, I believe this to be one of her older pots, perhaps made before the 1950s (?). Still older are pots...
2000-07 Canteen with Four-Mountain and Abstract Design

2000-07 Canteen with Four-Mountain and Abstract Design

Hopi-Tewa Canteen, polychromatic paint, with complex loosely jointed abstract feather design centered around a “four-mountain direction” element. The design has two framing lines with break lines; unsigned. Although it is impossible to know who made this canteen, the...
2000-06 Small Bowl with Avian Design

2000-06 Small Bowl with Avian Design

Small Hopi-Tewa pot with abstract bird design, clearly signed “Annie Nampeyo” on the bottom. 1930s-1940s (?). While this is not a major piece of pottery, it was done with more care (and better firing) than 1999-13. For a finer signed Annie pot, see 2009-04. For the...