2013-25 Globular Jar with Polychromatic Avian Design

2013-25 Globular Jar with Polychromatic Avian Design

The globular shape of this pot is pleasing to the eye, though the vessel is thick and therefore heavy. The blushing from the outdoor firing is exceptionally warm and prominent given the large unpainted areas on the jar. The design consists of two elements each...
2013-24 Effigy Portrait of the Collector

2013-24 Effigy Portrait of the Collector

11.313” h X 10.438” w (finger to finger) X 3.563” d (belly-button to back). Slightly pudgy and wearing a mis-buttoned plaid shirt, this effigy appears to depict the owner of this collection of pottery, perhaps demonstrating the size of a Hopi pot that he failed to buy...
2013-23 Eight Katchina Seed Jar

2013-23 Eight Katchina Seed Jar

This is a beautifully formed pot of the classic Sikyatki and Nampeyo “flying saucer” shape. Much of the beauty of the piece emerges from a simplicity of form: rising off a base the jar flows outward and upward to a midpoint of maximum width, then curves in to form a...
2013-22 Tiny Bowl with Seven Exterior Lines

2013-22 Tiny Bowl with Seven Exterior Lines

Chrissy is four years old and is the daughter of Christopher Collateta, one of Nyla Sahmie’s four sons. Chrissy formed this pot, but grandmother Nyla scraped, sanded, polished, painted, and fired it at her home at Hopi. This pinch pot is both thin and is smoothed...