Hopi Polychrome Jar with Polacca Slip [SOLD]

Polacca pottery style began around 1740. It did not fully become the predominant type at Hopi until about 1800, and it continued until about 1890. Polacca wares were the predominant utilitarian wares of this time period. This small jar is covered in Polacca slip but is probably later than the 1890s. 

The jar has a slightly rounded bottom and curves in gracefully to the neck and rim.  There are two small handles.  The black lines on the out-turned rim represent crossed sticks which are symbols of a game called Tugh-ti-wiki and these have been documented on San Bernardo Polychrome pottery from the 1600s.  The reason for putting these sticks on pottery is unknown. 

Condition: excellent

Recommended Reading: Hopi Pottery Symbols by Alex Patterson

Provenance: from the family collection of a resident of Texas