2019-14  Redware bowl with patterned rim

2019-14 Redware bowl with patterned rim

After Nampeyo became functionally blind around 1920 and could no longer paint, she began to add more tactile decorations to the pottery she continued to form (Kramer, 1996:123, 153). Generally such decorations were pressed into the wet clay to give the impression of...
2019-13  Hunky man statue

2019-13 Hunky man statue

1.3125 deep at hat; 1.5625″ deep at feet. This hunky man is a curious, delightful oddity by two friends, one the teacher of the other, Mark Tahbo and Larson Goldtooth. I do not yet know what each man contributed to the formation of the figure. Larson is the only...
2019-11  Coal-fired modern Sikyatki wall plaque

2019-11 Coal-fired modern Sikyatki wall plaque

Born in 1987, Bobby Silas was taught potting by a member of the Navasie family.  According to Charles King, Bobby has been potting only four years and is intent on reviving Sikyatki pottery using local clay, tools and variations of the ancient designs.  I believe he...
2019-10 Fine line migration seedjar

2019-10 Fine line migration seedjar

The “fine line migration” design is a common Nampeyo family design.  The maker of seedjar 2019-10, Marie Nampeyo, was not a prolific potter, so pots by her are uncommon. The walls of the pot are substantial, but not thick.  A previous owner covered the...