2023-12 Long Hair Katsina tile
The fine-line migration design has become a standardize design used by potters at Hopi, and, at first glance, that is what one’s eye sees here. Randall Sahmie (1950-2008) is best known for his katchia carvings and painting. He was an extraordinarily creative artist...
2023-11 Modern Polik’ Mana tile
This collection contains about a dozen versions of the Polik’Mana, from a tile (2014-10) and a tray (2017-04) by Nampeyo, to modern tiles (cf 2017-03), canteens, vases, a corn meal bowl, and even an image painted on cloth but posing as a tile (2016-02). The format of...
2023-10 Cookie jar with folk art birds, side lugs and a lid
Jar is 6.5625” h X 7.5625” wide without lid or handles. The lid is 2.1875” high and 4.25″ wide with a 3.1875” interior ring. Since as early as 1300 CE, when coal-fired Jeddito ware was widely traded, potters at Hopi have been good at marketing. After Thomas...
