2016-09 Effigy vessel of scarlet macaw
This is a parrot with a pedigree. Hopi women produced very similar effigies more than 600 years ago. Judging from the size/weight of the effigy, the walls of this vessel are substantial but not thick, although the head may be solid. The blushing is of uniform color...
2016-08 Basket impressed plate with polychromatic design of two birds
This bowl appeals to me because of the humorous depiction of what I see as a baby bird playing with its mother. Forming clay bowls in baskets is an ancient practice, but except for this bowl and one other (2009-24) all other basket-impressed bowls in the collection...
2016-07 Red clay bowl with four incised ears of corn
This is a simple, serene bowl that makes an instant and lasting visual impression. The bowl is formed from sikyatska, yellow clay that turns red upon firing. I’m told that this clay is more difficult to work than the grey clay usually used for the body of Hopi pots....
