Here is a rare Hopi bowl showing a Palhik Mana Kachina mask design by Nampeyo of Hano. The Nampeyo traits are there. Most notable is the extra coil of clay towards the top of the inside rim allowing a flattening out of the inside rim. The outside barely shows this flexion, as it is much […]
The simple form and surface coloration on this Hopi piki bowl make this a beautiful example. Piki bowls were used to make pike bread and were never decorated with designs leaving only the honey colored slip to cover the surface. An area along the side was damaged a long time ago and fixed with a […]
This large bowl (13.25″ diameter) shows the more rare black on red Hopi slip combination with a design of tadpole and geometric shapes circulating around. This was a pattern and color development created by the Nampeyo family, originating with Nampeyo of Hano and following to her daughter Annie Healing. The design is beautifully executed with […]
This is a beautifully executed, large, Hopi vase. The designs have the quality of the Nampeyo family, likely one of Nampeyo’s daughters. The design is divided up into four equal segments with two patterns being shown. All the patterns show abstractions of birds and feathers, with two of the deigns incorporating red slip. The top […]
This small bowl is not signed, but it has attributes commonly found within the early, Nampeyo family and this might be by one of Nampeyo’s daughters. The bowl is painted only on the inside. The top portion has two bands each with a break at the same point. Internal to the band is a paired […]
This small plate has the classic Zia bird in the center, with wings and feet well articulated. The border at the top rim has four triangles evenly spaced and connected with a bordering line. On the back is written: “D. Lone Pino”
This small plate is beautifully done in the Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) style, and here we have a solo deer. There are two borders adjacent to each other at the top of the plate. The bottom is signed: “Lucy M. Lewis. Acoma, N.M.” In pencil, a bit lower down, is “c. 1970”. At the very bottom […]
This sweet Hopi chicken is a coin bank as evident by the open slit on its back. The design on the back is a classic ensemble of feathers and spirals. Sorry, there’s no money in it! There is no signature, but evidence of an old lable.
This is a rare and intact ladle, possibly under continual use. The handle shows much use. The inside bowl has an intricate design in a brown/red paint of a circle with rays and dashes all around. The outside has a simple line forming triangles along the rim in the same color. The rim was painted […]
The designs on this Hopi Polacca bowl are so satisfying to me, a perfect balance of shapes alongside voids. The roots of these shapes are the standard fare – feathers, steps, etc. It is in their gesturing, their looseness and curvilinear movement that makes the whole ensemble dance. The subtle use of color with the […]
