The splotchy red paint suggests a production date before 1930; I originally estimated 1910 to 1920. The Blairs (1999:92-93) point […]
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2006-14 Shallow Hanging Dish with Nampeyo Spider Design
The decoration is a variation of a design developed by Nyla’s great-great grandmother in the early part of the 20th […]
2006-13 Seedpot with Four Avian Designs
The pot is encircled by four similar but different avian designs consisting of curvilinear elements hanging from more linear elements. […]
2006-12 Bowl with Incurved Rim – Folk Bird and Exterior Design
This Hopi-Tewa shallow bowl has an incurving rim, a single folk art bird interior design, and a four-element exterior design, […]
2006-11 Bowl with Rim Dots and Coil – “Pure Abstract” Design
This Hopi-Tewa bowl has an abstract geometric design, rim ticking, and an extra rim coil. The extra coil and cross-sectional […]
2006-10 Small Plate with “Fancy Bird” Image
The plate has an image of a bird (or perhaps a deer) with a red stippled head. The whimsy of […]
2006-09 Jar with Four Abstract Avian Designs
Like Al Qoyawayma’s pot (2006-03), this vase is elegant in both form and design with a beauty that is immediately […]
2006-08 Small Bowl with Bird Hanging from Sky Band Design
The blotchy red paint indicates a pre-1930 date of manufacture. The bowl is very well formed with a thick, uncrackled […]
2006-07 Small Jar with Siktatki Birds
Two Sikyatki-derived flying creatures chase themselves around this pot. The detail of the design is striking, though the black slip […]
2006-06 Blond Clay Utility Bowl Formed In Basket
This bowl has a sharp delineation between the 16-coil basket in which it was started and the coiled sides built […]