2022-10 Small bear effigy
This is a small Hopi/Tewa clay effigy, a form not often seen at First Mesa. Its size, shape and subject are more often seen as carved stone fetishs from Zuni. It is included in this collection because its maker, Kenneth Lynch, is the son of Nyla Sahmie. A 1983...
2022-09 “M. TAH-VO” jar with eagle-tail variation
This jar is a miniature masterwork: elegant of form and carrying a creative rendition of a classic design. It’s also a bit of a mystery since the signature —taken literally— is unknown. Yet even if it had not been signed, the gentle blushing and the quality...
2022-08 Bowl with everted rim depicting a rabbit hunt
This bowl is of ordinary size with a somewhat unusual everted rim. The three sets of rim ticking are indicative of a pot made during the first quarter of the 20th century. The rabbit stick design is unique. Rabbit sticks were a common accessory of Hopi men, but I...
