Black and White on Red Hopi Cylindrical Jar [SOLD]

It is always difficult to make attributions to pottery because there is always the chance that there was another potter who produced similar work but is not currently known to us.  This pictorial tall cylindrical jar has been attributed to Annie Healing Nampeyo based on the shape of the beautiful curved outline of the bird design, which is like others by her, and the white outlining of design elements for which she was very well known.

Annie, and her mother, Nampeyo, both made red pottery, but Annie seems to have favored it more than did Nampeyo.  Annie also seems to have used white outlining and white pigment in the design more than did Nampeyo.  The elegant layout of the stylized bird design could only have been done by one of them and we have safely chosen Annie as the artist.

This is an exquisite large Black and White on Red Hopi Cylindrical Jar that is a commanding piece   It sits straight, has a beautiful red color, and features two magnificent stylized birds for design.

Provenance: from a resident of Santa Fe

Recommended Reading:  Canvas of Clay: Seven Centuries of Hopi Ceramic Art by Edwin L. Wade and Allan Cooke