2018-06 Minature Sikyatki seedjar
This minature seedpot has fairly thick walls and thus substantial weight for its size. A slight blushing on one section of the bottom indicates that it was outdoor fired. 40% of the height of the jar is above its waist (the widest point); 60% below. The distance...
2018-05 Navajo ceremonial tile
I have seen thick, low-relief carved Navajo clay tiles, but never a Navajo tile like 2018-05 that is 1) this thin nor 2) one that was this fully three dimensional, nor 3) one that depicted Navajo ceremonial life. Until recently, all Navajo pottery was utilitarian,...
2018-04 Small bowl with maiden image
The front-to-back width is 0.25″ narrower than the side-to-side width. Bowl 2018-04 is unique in several ways: 1) this is the only Nampeyo bowl I know of with a maiden image; 2) this is the only instance I know of where she allowed her design to interrupt her...
