H-1-33 Hopi Polacca Polychrome jar.
The Hopi speak a unique branch of the Uto-Aztecan linguistic family meriting its own name of “Hopi”. They are the on ly Puebloan Indians in Arizona inhabiting, since prehistoric times, a small number of villages and picturesque mesa top pueblos clustered in the northeastern part of that state. Although pottery was once made on all the mesas, it has become largely the domain of First Mesa during the past hundred years. This was mostly due to a Tewa woman by the name of Nampeyo who revived an ancient type of Hopi pottery called Sityatki during the late 19th century. It soon replaced the previous ceramic tradition at First Mesa which is called Polacca Polychrome and is thus called Sityatki revival style.
This jar is an example of the earlier Polacca Polychrome pottery which began being made during the 18th century and continued until it was replaced by the Sityatki revival wares about 1900. This example has the classic crackle finish with stylized red rain birds inside a rainbow motif.
6 1/2 inches d. by 5 inches h. Circa 1880. $975.00"