This is one of those pots that I wish could talk to me and explain itself.. It has the size and shape of a bowl used in Hopi ritual, but is probably too decorated for that use. The interior design is so worn that its pattern is speculative. The exterior design looks...
This jar may be formed from “sikyatska,” yellow clay that fires red in a low-temperature dung-fueled fire. However, thumping the jar with a finger produces a high-pitched ring, the sign of high-temperature kiln firing. I don’t know enough about Hopi clay to...
Hahay’iwuuti Unknown Qööqölö Around 1900 the innovation known as Sikyati Revival style Hopi pottery ended the 100+ year dominance of Hopi Polacca pottery and established a new standard for Hopi-Tewa and Tewa ceramics. This type, associated with the name...
This is a simple tourist kitsch by an accomplished potter who could produce pots of high artistic quality. Like the cowboy ashtray by Nampeyo (also painted by Fannie, 2011-32), I include this pot in the collection to demonstrate the range of production required of...
This is a particularly interesting pot because it documents an inovative departure from the standard of Hopi-Tewa pottery. The names “Wallace Youvella” and “Iris Nampey” are inscribed on the bottom, followed by the numbers “4-75.”...
