Hopi, Arizona
Circa 1940s
Ceramic, orange slip, mineral pigment
Height 7½ in (19.1 cm); diameter 3½ in (8.9 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Colorado
Hopi pottery of the 1940s reflects the continued development of the Sikyatki revival tradition initiated by Nampeyo of Hano on First Mesa in the 1890s, maintained through the following decades by her descendants and other First Mesa potters working within the established visual language of ancient Hopi ceramic design. This tall cylindrical jar carries bold black geometric decoration on a warm orange slip ground, with a large oval medallion at the center of the body flanked by triangular and vertical geometric forms, and banding at the neck and base that frames the composition. The form and decoration are consistent with Hopi jar production of the mid-twentieth century.
The orange slip ground is characteristic of a subset of Hopi polychrome production in which the warm terracotta tone of the clay body provides color contrast against the black mineral pigment without the addition of a separate white slip. The geometric vocabulary of the decoration, including the oval medallion and angular framing elements, draws on the ancient Sikyatki design tradition and reflects the sustained engagement of First Mesa potters with their ancestral ceramic heritage. The Colorado private collection provenance indicates a collecting history outside the primary Southwestern market channels.
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Hopi, Arizona
Circa 1940s
Ceramic, orange slip, mineral pigment
Height 7½ in (19.1 cm); diameter 3½ in (8.9 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Colorado
Hopi pottery of the 1940s reflects the continued development of the Sikyatki revival tradition initiated by Nampeyo of Hano on First Mesa in the 1890s, maintained through the following decades by her descendants and other First Mesa potters working within the established visual language of ancient Hopi ceramic design. This tall cylindrical jar carries bold black geometric decoration on a warm orange slip ground, with a large oval medallion at the center of the body flanked by triangular and vertical geometric forms, and banding at the neck and base that frames the composition. The form and decoration are consistent with Hopi jar production of the mid-twentieth century.
The orange slip ground is characteristic of a subset of Hopi polychrome production in which the warm terracotta tone of the clay body provides color contrast against the black mineral pigment without the addition of a separate white slip. The geometric vocabulary of the decoration, including the oval medallion and angular framing elements, draws on the ancient Sikyatki design tradition and reflects the sustained engagement of First Mesa potters with their ancestral ceramic heritage. The Colorado private collection provenance indicates a collecting history outside the primary Southwestern market channels.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
