Hopi, First Mesa, Arizona
1890s
Earthenware, mineral pigments, polychrome slip
Height 3" (7.6 cm), Diameter 8.25" (21 cm)
Provenance: James Conley, Los Angeles, CA
This bowl is attributed to the Nampeyo tradition of First Mesa Hopi pottery, characterized by the revival of Sikyatki-era designs in the late 19th century, with bold abstract and figural elements painted in black and red-orange on a cream slip ground. The interior shows a large architectural or avian motif rendered with the confident, asymmetric brushwork associated with early Nampeyo-period work, combining geometric infill with open ground in a layout consistent with the revival aesthetic of the 1890s. The low, wide form with a slightly flattened profile is typical of the period.
The exterior is undecorated with an unslipped base, and the overall condition appears consistent with a period piece of this age and use. Nampeyo of Hano and her immediate circle produced work that defined the Hopi ceramic revival and established the visual language that subsequent First Mesa potters continued into the 20th century. The James Conley, Los Angeles provenance places this bowl within the Southern California collector market that has long engaged with Hopi ceramic material.
At $4,900, this bowl represents strong value for an attributed early-period Nampeyo-tradition vessel with clear formal qualities and a documented collector provenance.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
Hopi, First Mesa, Arizona
1890s
Earthenware, mineral pigments, polychrome slip
Height 3" (7.6 cm), Diameter 8.25" (21 cm)
Provenance: James Conley, Los Angeles, CA
This bowl is attributed to the Nampeyo tradition of First Mesa Hopi pottery, characterized by the revival of Sikyatki-era designs in the late 19th century, with bold abstract and figural elements painted in black and red-orange on a cream slip ground. The interior shows a large architectural or avian motif rendered with the confident, asymmetric brushwork associated with early Nampeyo-period work, combining geometric infill with open ground in a layout consistent with the revival aesthetic of the 1890s. The low, wide form with a slightly flattened profile is typical of the period.
The exterior is undecorated with an unslipped base, and the overall condition appears consistent with a period piece of this age and use. Nampeyo of Hano and her immediate circle produced work that defined the Hopi ceramic revival and established the visual language that subsequent First Mesa potters continued into the 20th century. The James Conley, Los Angeles provenance places this bowl within the Southern California collector market that has long engaged with Hopi ceramic material.
At $4,900, this bowl represents strong value for an attributed early-period Nampeyo-tradition vessel with clear formal qualities and a documented collector provenance.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
