Traditional Hopi Polychrome Jar [SOLD]

Most potters on the Hopi mesas are of Tewa origin and referred to as Hopi-Tewa; however, there are some potters at the village of Walpi on First Mesa who are of Hopi origin.  Marcia Rickey was such a potter.  She was Hopi by birth and referred to as Ant Woman.  Her hallmark used on pottery is a flying ant.

This quite large seed jar was created in a beautifully symmetrical shape and is enormously impressive in its scale.  The design chosen by the potter consists of stylized parrots, bird feathers, triangles, stippling and a beautiful array of fine-line cross hachuring that is most impressive.

Overall, this is one of the finest Hopi jars from a well-known potter who did not produce a large number of pottery jars in her career.

Collections:  The Museum of Northern Arizona has three of her pottery creations dating to the 1950s and 1960s but nothing from a later date.