Historic Hopi Pottery - Elmore Indian Art

Large Hopi Polychrome Open Bowl by Jeremy Adams Nampeyo	Large Hopi Polychrome Wedding Vase by Ida Poola Susunkewa	Large Hopi Sikyatki Revival Seed Jar by Bobby Silas	Old Hopi Kiva Bowl, c. 1900
Old Polacca Gourd Canteen, c. 1885	Old Polacca Jar, c. 1880	Pair of Classic Hopi Cylinder Vases from the 1930s	Polacca Bowl by Nampeyo, c.1895
Polacca Effigy Jar by Nampeyo, c.1885	Rare Black on Red Handled Bottle Form by Nampeyo, c.1905	Rare Hopi Bowl by Nampeyo and Fannie, c.1925 updated	Short Hopi Cylinder Vase, c.1930
Small Hopi Canteen by Nampeyo, c. 1920	Tohono O'Odham Friendship Bowl	Two Hopi Ceramic Photo Frames, c.1920	Two Hopi Open Bowls by Nampeyo
Unusual Square Black on Red Pottery Jar by Nampeyo, c.1900-1910	Very Nice Hopi Bowl, unsigned	Hopi Bowl, c.1920 Nampeyo Family	Hopi Polychrome Bowl, Nampeyo Family c.1905
Hopi Pottery Bowl c.1940	Hopi Black on Red Bowl, c.1935	Hopi Polychrome Bowl, signed	Hopi Black on Red Bowl, c.1960-70
Hopi Bowl, c.1925-30	Hopi Polychrome Bowl, c.1920	Hopi Polychrome Bowl, c.1930	Hopi Polychrome Bowl by Nellie Douma Nampeyo, c.1930
Hopi Polychrome Jar, c.1930	Hopi Polychrome Lidded Jar, c.1950	Hopi Polychrome Open Bowl, c.1930	Hopi Polychrome Vase, c.1929

Hopi Pottery

Located in Northern Arizona atop three large mesas are the Hopi pueblos. On First Mesa there is a long tradition of pottery making that was ultimately shaped by the master potter Nampeyo at the turn of the 20th century. Nampeyo is credited with the revival of a prehistoric Hopi pottery type named Sikyatki after an archaeological site near First Mesa. In addition to the distinct designs that Nampeyo revived, Hopi pottery is also known for it wonderful blushes. The blushes are created by a combination of the natural iron rich clay and the pit firing technique. It is the tonal yellow to dark orange surface of Hopi pottery that distinguishes it from the other Pueblos.

Pueblo Pottery

Santa Clara Pottery
Acoma Pottery
Cochiti Pottery
Contemporary Pueblo Pottery
Hopi Pottery
More Historic Pueblo Pottery
Pueblo Pottery by the Matriarchs
San Ildefonso Pottery
Santo Domingo Pottery
Tesuque Pottery
Zia Pottery
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